Habakkuk 2
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- 1I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look forth to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer concerning my complaint.
- עַל־
- עַל'al-atH5921A
- מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣י
- אֶעֱמֹ֔דָה
- אֶעֱמֹ֔דָה'e.'e.Mo.dahI will standH5975G
- וְאֶֽתְיַצְּבָ֖ה
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- מָצ֑וֹר
- מָצ֑וֹרma.Tzor[the] fortificationH4692
- וַאֲצַפֶּ֗ה
- לִרְאוֹת֙
- מַה־
- מַהmah-what?H4100
- יְדַבֶּר־
- יְדַבֶּרye.da.ber-will he speakH1696G
- בִּ֔י
- וּמָ֥ה
- אָשִׁ֖יב
- אָשִׁ֖יב'a.Shivwill I bring backH7725M
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃
- עַל־
- 2And Jehovah answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, that he may run that readeth it.
- 3For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- ע֤וֹד
- ע֤וֹדodstillH5750
- חָזוֹן֙
- חָזוֹן֙cha.zOn[the] visionH2377
- לַמּוֹעֵ֔ד
- וְיָפֵ֥חַ
- לַקֵּ֖ץ
- וְלֹ֣א
- יְכַזֵּ֑ב
- יְכַזֵּ֑בye.kha.Zevit will lieH3576
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- יִתְמַהְמָהּ֙
- יִתְמַהְמָהּ֙yit.mah.Mahit will delayH4102
- חַכֵּה־
- חַכֵּהcha.keh-waitH2442
- ל֔וֹ
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- בֹ֥א
- בֹ֥אvo'surely <come>H0935M
- יָבֹ֖א
- יָבֹ֖אya.Vo'it will comeH0935M
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- יְאַחֵֽר׃
- יְאַחֵֽרye.'a.Cherit will delayH0309
- כִּ֣י
- 4Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright in him; but the righteous shall live by his faith.
- 5Yea, moreover, wine is treacherous, a haughty man, that keepeth not at home; who enlargeth his desire as Sheol, and he is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all peoples.
- וְאַף֙
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- הַיַּ֣יִן
- בּוֹגֵ֔ד
- בּוֹגֵ֔דbo.Ged[is] treacherousH0898
- גֶּ֥בֶר
- גֶּ֥בֶרGe.vera manH1397
- יָהִ֖יר
- יָהִ֖ירya.HirarrogantH3093
- וְלֹ֣א
- יִנְוֶ֑ה
- יִנְוֶ֑הyin.Vehhe stays at homeH5115B
- אֲשֶׁר֩
- אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherwhoH0834A
- הִרְחִ֨יב
- הִרְחִ֨יבhir.Chivhe has made largeH7337
- כִּשְׁא֜וֹל
- נַפְשׁ֗וֹ
- וְה֤וּא
- כַמָּ֙וֶת֙
- וְלֹ֣א
- יִשְׂבָּ֔ע
- יִשְׂבָּ֔עyis.Ba'he is satisfiedH7646
- וַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ף
- אֵלָיו֙
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הַגּוֹיִ֔ם
- וַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץ
- אֵלָ֖יו
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הָעַמִּֽים׃
- 6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges!
- הֲלוֹא־
- אֵ֣לֶּה
- אֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehthese [nations]H0428
- כֻלָּ֗ם
- עָלָיו֙
- מָשָׁ֣ל
- מָשָׁ֣לma.Shala sayingH4912
- יִשָּׂ֔אוּ
- יִשָּׂ֔אוּyi.Sa.'uwill they lift upH5375N
- וּמְלִיצָ֖ה
- חִיד֣וֹת
- חִיד֣וֹתchi.DotriddlesH2420
- ל֑וֹ
- וְיֹאמַ֗ר
- ה֚וֹי
- ה֚וֹיHowoe to!H1945
- הַמַּרְבֶּ֣ה
- לֹּא־
- לֹּאlo'-[that which] notH3808
- ל֔וֹ
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-untilH5704
- מָתַ֕י
- מָתַ֕יma.Taiwhen?H4970
- וּמַכְבִּ֥יד
- עָלָ֖יו
- עַבְטִֽיט׃
- עַבְטִֽיט'av.Titpledge[s]H5671
- 7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booty unto them?
- 8Because thou hast plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder thee, because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.
- כִּֽי
- כִּֽיkiforH3588A
- אַתָּ֤ה
- אַתָּ֤ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- שַׁלּ֙וֹתָ֙
- שַׁלּ֙וֹתָ֙sha.Lo.tayou have plunderedH7997B
- גּוֹיִ֣ם
- גּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimnationsH1471A
- רַבִּ֔ים
- רַבִּ֔יםra.BimmanyH7227A
- יְשָׁלּ֖וּךָ
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- יֶ֣תֶר
- יֶ֣תֶרYe.ter[the] rest ofH3499A
- עַמִּ֑ים
- עַמִּ֑ים'a.Mim[the] peoplesH5971A
- מִדְּמֵ֤י
- אָדָם֙
- אָדָם֙'a.DamhumankindH0120G
- וַחֲמַס־
- אֶ֔רֶץ
- אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH0776G
- קִרְיָ֖ה
- קִרְיָ֖הkir.Yah[the] townH7151
- וְכָל־
- יֹ֥שְׁבֵי
- יֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.vei[those who] dwellH3427
- בָֽהּ׃
- כִּֽי
- 9Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
- 10Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thy soul.
- 11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
- 12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
- 13Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
- 14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
- 15Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, [supplied: to thee] that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
- ה֚וֹי
- ה֚וֹיHowoe to!H1945
- מַשְׁקֵ֣ה
- מַשְׁקֵ֣הmash.Keh[one who] makes drinkH8248H
- רֵעֵ֔הוּ
- מְסַפֵּ֥חַ
- מְסַפֵּ֥חַme.sa.Pe.ach[you are] pouring outH5596A
- חֲמָתְךָ֖
- וְאַ֣ף
- שַׁכֵּ֑ר
- שַׁכֵּ֑רsha.Keryou make [them] drunkH7937
- לְמַ֥עַן
- לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anso asH4616
- הַבִּ֖יט
- הַבִּ֖יטha.Bitto lookH5027
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- מְעוֹרֵיהֶֽם׃
- ה֚וֹי
- 16Thou art filled with shame, and not glory: drink thou also, and be as one uncircumcised; the cup of Jehovah's right hand shall come round unto thee, and foul shame shall be upon thy glory.
- שָׂבַ֤עְתָּ
- שָׂבַ֤עְתָּsa.Va'.tayou are satisfiedH7646
- קָלוֹן֙
- קָלוֹן֙ka.lOnshameH7036
- מִכָּב֔וֹד
- שְׁתֵ֥ה
- שְׁתֵ֥הshe.TehdrinkH8354
- גַם־
- גַםgam-alsoH1571
- אַ֖תָּה
- אַ֖תָּה'A.tahyouH0859A
- וְהֵֽעָרֵ֑ל
- תִּסּ֣וֹב
- תִּסּ֣וֹבti.Sovit will come roundH5437G
- עָלֶ֗יךָ
- כּ֚וֹס
- כּ֚וֹסKos[the] cup ofH3563A
- יְמִ֣ין
- יְמִ֣יןye.Min[the] right [hand] ofH3225G
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- וְקִיקָל֖וֹן
- עַל־
- עַל'al-[will be] overH5921A
- כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃
- שָׂבַ֤עְתָּ
- 17For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of the beasts, which made them afraid; because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- חֲמַ֤ס
- חֲמַ֤סcha.Mas[the] violence ofH2555
- לְבָנוֹן֙
- לְבָנוֹן֙le.va.nOnLebanonH3844G
- יְכַסֶּ֔ךָּ
- וְשֹׁ֥ד
- בְּהֵמ֖וֹת
- בְּהֵמ֖וֹתbe.he.MotanimalsH0929
- יְחִיתַ֑ן
- מִדְּמֵ֤י
- אָדָם֙
- אָדָם֙'a.DamhumankindH0120G
- וַחֲמַס־
- אֶ֔רֶץ
- אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH0776G
- קִרְיָ֖ה
- קִרְיָ֖הkir.Yah[the] townH7151
- וְכָל־
- יֹ֥שְׁבֵי
- יֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.vei[those who] dwellH3427
- בָֽהּ׃
- כִּ֣י
- 18What profiteth the graven image, that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, even the teacher of lies, that he that fashioneth its form trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
- מָֽה־
- מָֽהmah-what?H4100
- הוֹעִ֣יל
- הוֹעִ֣ילho.'Ildoes it profitH3276
- פֶּ֗סֶל
- פֶּ֗סֶלPe.sela carved imageH6459
- כִּ֤י
- כִּ֤יkithatH3588A
- פְסָלוֹ֙
- יֹֽצְר֔וֹ
- מַסֵּכָ֖ה
- מַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.Khaha molten imageH4541A
- וּמ֣וֹרֶה
- שָּׁ֑קֶר
- שָּׁ֑קֶרSha.kerfalsehoodH8267
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- בָטַ֞ח
- בָטַ֞חva.Tachhe reliesH0982
- יֹצֵ֤ר
- יֹצֵ֤רyo.Tzer[one who] formedH3335G
- יִצְרוֹ֙
- עָלָ֔יו
- לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת
- אֱלִילִ֥ים
- אֱלִילִ֥ים'e.li.LimidolsH0457
- אִלְּמִֽים׃
- אִלְּמִֽים'i.le.MimdumbH0483
- מָֽה־
- 19Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
- ה֣וֹי
- ה֣וֹיHowoe to!H1945
- אֹמֵ֤ר
- אֹמֵ֤ר'o.Mer[one who] saysH0559
- לָעֵץ֙
- הָקִ֔יצָה
- ע֖וּרִי
- ע֖וּרִי'U.riawakeH5782
- לְאֶ֣בֶן
- דּוּמָ֑ם
- דּוּמָ֑םdu.MamsilenceH1748
- ה֣וּא
- ה֣וּאhu'itH1931
- יוֹרֶ֔ה
- יוֹרֶ֔הyo.Rehwill it teach?H3384B
- הִנֵּה־
- הִנֵּהhi.neh-there!H2009
- ה֗וּא
- ה֗וּאHu'itH1931
- תָּפוּשׂ֙
- תָּפוּשׂ֙ta.Fus[is] sheathedH8610
- זָהָ֣ב
- זָהָ֣בza.HavgoldH2091
- וָכֶ֔סֶף
- וְכָל־
- ר֖וּחַ
- ר֖וּחַRu.achbreathH7307H
- אֵ֥ין
- אֵ֥ין'einnotH0369
- בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃
- ה֣וֹי
- 20But Jehovah is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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