Hab 2:8 | JFB | STEP | 8. the remnant of the people —Those remaining of the peoples spoiled by thee, though but a remnant, will suffice to inflict vengeance on thee. the violence of the land . . . city —that is, on account of thy violent oppression of the lands and cities of the earth [GROTIUS ] (compare ). The same phrase occurs in , where the "land" and "city" are Judea and Jerusalem.

Habakkuk 2:8

8. the remnant of the people—Those remaining of the peoples spoiled by thee, though but a remnant, will suffice to inflict vengeance on thee.

the violence of the land . . . city—that is, on account of thy violent oppression of the lands and cities of the earth [GROTIUS] (compare Hab 2:5, 6, 12). The same phrase occurs in Hab 2:17, where the "land" and "city" are Judea and Jerusalem.