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Commentary for Habakkuk 2:20

וַֽיהוָ֖ה בְּהֵיכַ֣ל קָדְשׁ֑וֹ הַ֥ס מִפָּנָ֖יו כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (פ)

But the LORD is in His holy temple; Let all the earth keep silence before Him.

Rashi on Habakkuk

But the Lord is in His Holy Temple ready to exact retribution.
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Rashi on Habakkuk

Silence the whole earth before Him הַס is an expression of silencing and the silence of destruction.
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