Habakkuk 2:20
2:20 But the Lord is in his majestic palace. 1
The whole earth is speechless in his presence!” 2
Zechariah 2:13
2:13 Be silent in the
Lord’s presence, all people everywhere,
3 for he is being moved to action in his holy dwelling place.
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1 tn Or “holy temple.” The Lord’s heavenly palace, rather than the earthly temple, is probably in view here (see Ps 11:4; Mic 1:2-3). The Hebrew word ֹקדֶשׁ (qodesh, “holy”) here refers to the sovereign transcendence associated with his palace.
2 tn Or “Be quiet before him, all the earth!”
3 tn Heb “all flesh”; NAB, NIV “all mankind.”
4 sn The sense here is that God in heaven is about to undertake an occupation of his earthly realm (v. 12) by restoring his people to the promised land.