New International Version (NIV)
3For the revelation awaits an appointed time;
it speaks of the end
and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait for it;
it2:3 Or Though he linger, wait for him; / he will certainly come
and will not delay.
Habakkuk 2:3
Habakkuk 2:3 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
3“For the vision is yet for the appointed time;
It 2:3 Lit pantshurries toward the goal and it will not 2:3 Or liefail.
Though it delays, wait for it;
For it will certainly come, it will not delay long.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
3For the vision is yet for the appointed time;
It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail.
Though it tarries, wait for it;
For it will certainly come, it will not delay.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
3“For the vision is yet for the appointed [future] time
It hurries toward the goal [of fulfillment]; it will not fail.
Even though it delays, wait [patiently] for it,
Because it will certainly come; it will not delay. [Heb 10:37, 38]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
3For the vision awaits an appointed time;
it testifies of the end and does not lie.
Though it lingers, wait for it,
since it will surely come and will not delay.2:3 Or Though He lingers, wait for Him, since He will surely come and will not delay; see also LXX; cited in Hebrews 10:37.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
3The message I give you
waits for the time I have appointed.
It speaks about what is going to happen.
And all of it will come true.
It might take a while.
But wait for it.
You can be sure it will come.
It will happen when I want it to.