{Beware therefore} (lepete oun). The warning is
pertinent. Perhaps Paul noticed anger on the faces of some of the
rabbis. {Lest there come upon you} (m(8820)epelth(8869)). Second aorist
active subjunctive with the negative final conjunction m(885c). {In
the prophets} (en tois proph(8874)ais). The quotation is from the
LXX text of  Hab 1:5 . The plural here refers to the prophetic
collection ( Lu 24:44  Ac 24:14 ). "The Jews of Habakkuk's day
had refused to believe in the impending invasion by the
Chaldeans, and yet it had come" (Furneaux).