Hab 2:18 | JFB | STEP | 18. The powerlessness of the idols to save Babylon from its doom is a fitting introduction to the last stanza ( ), which, as the former four, begins with "Woe." teacher of lies-- its priests and prophets uttering lying oracles, as if from it. make dumb idols-- Though men can "make" idols, they cannot make them speak.

‏ Habakkuk 2:18

18. The powerlessness of the idols to save Babylon from its doom is a fitting introduction to the last stanza (Ha 2:19), which, as the former four, begins with "Woe."

teacher of lies--its priests and prophets uttering lying oracles, as if from it.

make dumb idols--Though men can "make" idols, they cannot make them speak.