Habakkuk 1
1. The burden <4853 massa> > which <0834 >aher > Habakkuk <2265
Chabaqquwq > the prophet <5030 nabiy> > did see <2372 chazah >.
2 O LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, how <5704 <ad > long <5704 <ad >
shall I cry <7768 shava< >, and thou wilt not hear <8085 shama<
>! [even] cry <2199 za<aq > out unto thee [of] violence <2555
chamac >, and thou wilt not save <3467 yasha< >!
3 Why <4100 mah > dost thou shew <7200 ra>ah > me iniquity
<0205 >aven >, and cause [me] to behold <5027 nabat > grievance
<5999 <amal >? for spoiling <7701 shod > and violence <2555
chamac > [are] before <5048 neged > me: and there are [that]
raise <5375 nasa> > up strife <7379 riyb > and contention <4066
madown >.
4 Therefore the law <8451 towrah > is slacked <6313 puwg >, and
judgment <4941 mishpat > doth never go <3318 yatsa> > forth
<3318 yatsa> >: for the wicked <7563 rasha< > doth compass <3803
kathar > about the righteous <6662 tsaddiyq >; therefore wrong
<6127 <aqal > judgment <4941 mishpat > proceedeth <3318 yatsa> >.
5. Behold <7200 ra>ah > ye among the heathen <1471 gowy >, and
regard <5027 nabat >, and wonder <8539 tamahh > marvellously
<8539 tamahh >: for [I] will work <6466 pa<al > a work <6467
po<al > in your days <3117 yowm >, [which] ye will not believe
<0539 >aman >, though <3588 kiy > it be told <5608 caphar >
[you].
6 For, lo <2009 hinneh >, I raise <6965 quwm > up the Chaldeans
<3778 Kasdiy >, [that] bitter <4751 mar > and hasty <4116 mahar
> nation <1471 gowy >, which shall march <1980 halak > through
the breadth <4800 merchab > of the land <0776 >erets >, to
possess <0423 >alah > the dwellingplaces <4908 mishkan > [that
are] not theirs.
7 They [are] terrible <0366 >ayom > and dreadful <3372 yare> >:
their judgment <4941 mishpat > and their dignity <7613 s@>eth >
shall proceed <3318 yatsa> > of themselves.
8 Their horses <5483 cuwc > also are swifter <7043 qalal > than
the leopards <5246 namer >, and are more fierce <2300 chadad >
than the evening <6153 <ereb > wolves <2061 z@>eb >: and their
horsemen <6571 parash > shall spread <6335 puwsh > themselves,
and their horsemen <6571 parash > shall come <0935 bow> > from
far <7350 rachowq >; they shall fly <5774 <uwph > as the eagle
<5404 nesher > [that] hasteth <2363 chuwsh > to eat <0398 >akal
>.
9 They shall come <0935 bow> > all <3605 kol > for violence
<2555 chamac >: their faces <6440 paniym > shall sup <4041
m@gammah > up [as] the east <6921 qadiym > wind, and they shall
gather <0622 >acaph > the captivity <7628 sh@biy > as the sand
<2344 chowl >.
10 And they shall scoff <7046 qalac > at the kings <4428 melek
>, and the princes <7336 razan > shall be a scorn <4890 mischaq
> unto them: they shall deride <7832 sachaq > every <3605 kol >
strong <4013 mibtsar > hold <4013 mibtsar >; for they shall heap
<6651 tsabar > dust <6083 <aphar >, and take <3920 lakad > it.
11 Then <0227 >az > shall [his] mind <7307 ruwach > change
<2498 chalaph >, and he shall pass <5674 <abar > over <5674
<abar >, and offend <0816 >asham >, [imputing] this <2098 zuw >
his power <3581 koach > unto his god <0430 >elohiym >.
12. [Art] thou not from everlasting <6924 qedem >, O LORD <3068
Y@hovah > my God <0430 >elohiym >, mine Holy <6918 qadowsh > One
<6918 qadowsh >? we shall not die <4191 muwth >. O LORD <3068
Y@hovah >, thou hast ordained <7760 suwm > them for judgment
<4941 mishpat >; and, O mighty <6697 tsuwr > God <6697 tsuwr >,
thou hast established <3245 yacad > them for correction <3198
yakach >.
13 [Thou art] of purer <2889 tahowr > eyes <5869 <ayin > than
to behold <7200 ra>ah > evil <7451 ra< >, and canst <3201 yakol
> not look <5027 nabat > on <0413 >el > iniquity <5999 <amal >:
wherefore <4100 mah > lookest <5027 nabat > thou upon them that
deal treacherously <0898 bagad >, [and] holdest <2790 charash >
thy tongue <2790 charash > when the wicked <7563 rasha< >
devoureth <1104 bala< > [the man that is] more righteous <6662
tsaddiyq > than he?
14 And makest <6213 <asah > men <0120 >adam > as the fishes
<1709 dag > of the sea <3220 yam >, as the creeping <7431 remes
> things, [that have] no <3808 lo> > ruler <4910 mashal > over
them?
15 They take <5927 <alah > up all <3605 kol > of them with the
angle <2443 chakkah >, they catch <1641 garar > them in their
net <2764 cherem >, and gather <0622 >acaph > them in their drag
<4365 mikmereth >: therefore they rejoice <8055 samach > and are
glad <1523 giyl >.
16 Therefore they sacrifice <2076 zabach > unto their net <2764
cherem >, and burn <6999 qatar > incense <6999 qatar > unto
their drag <4365 mikmereth >; because <3588 kiy > by them their
portion <2506 cheleq > [is] fat <8082 shamen >, and their meat
<3978 ma>akal > plenteous <1277 bariy> >.
17 Shall they therefore <3651 ken > empty <7324 ruwq > their
net <2764 cherem >, and not spare <2550 chamal > continually
<8548 tamiyd > to slay <2026 harag > the nations <1471 gowy >?
Habakkuk 2
1. I will stand <5975 <amad > upon my watch <4931 mishmereth >,
and set <3320 yatsab > me upon the tower <4692 matsowr >, and
will watch <6822 tsaphah > to see <7200 ra>ah > what <4100 mah >
he will say <1696 dabar > unto me, and what <4100 mah > I shall
answer <7725 shuwb > when <5921 <al > I am reproved <8433
towkechah >.
2 And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > answered <6030 <anah > me, and
said <0559 >amar >, Write <3789 kathab > the vision <2377
chazown >, and make [it] plain <0874 ba>ar > upon tables <3871
luwach >, that he may run <7323 ruwts > that readeth <7121 qara>
> it.
3 For the vision <2377 chazown > [is] yet <5750 <owd > for an
appointed <4150 mow<ed > time, but at the end <7093 qets > it
shall speak <6315 puwach >, and not lie <3576 kazab >: though
<0518 >im > it tarry <4102 mahahh >, wait <2442 chakah > for it;
because <3588 kiy > it will surely come <0935 bow> >, it will
not tarry <0309 >achar >.
4 Behold <2009 hinneh >, his soul <5315 nephesh > [which] is
lifted <6075 <aphal > up is not upright <3474 yashar > in him:
but the just <6662 tsaddiyq > shall live <2421 chayah > by his
faith <0530 >emuwnah >.
5. Yea <0637 >aph > also <0637 >aph >, because <3588 kiy > he
transgresseth <0898 bagad > by wine <3196 yayin >, [he is] a
proud <3093 yahiyr > man <1397 geber >, neither <3808 lo> >
keepeth at home <5115 navah >, who <0834 >aher > enlargeth <7337
rachab > his desire <5315 nephesh > as hell <7585 sh@>owl >, and
[is] as death <4194 maveth >, and cannot <3808 lo> > be
satisfied <7646 saba< >, but gathereth <0622 >acaph > unto him
all <3605 kol > nations <1471 gowy >, and heapeth <6908 qabats >
unto him all <3605 kol > people <5971 <am >:
6 Shall not all <3605 kol > these <0428 >el-leh > take <5375
nasa> > up a parable <4912 mashal > against <5921 <al > him, and
a taunting <4426 m@liytsah > proverb <2420 chiydah > against him,
and say <0559 >amar >, Woe <1945 howy > to him that increaseth
<7235 rabah > [that which is] not his! how <5704 <ad > long
<5704 <ad >? and to him that ladeth <3515 kabed > himself with
thick clay <5671 <abtiyt >!
7 Shall they not rise <6965 quwm > up suddenly <6621 petha< >
that shall bite <5391 nashak > thee, and awake <6974 quwts >
that shall vex <2111 zuwa< > thee, and thou shalt be for booties
<4933 m@chiccah > unto them?
8 Because <3588 kiy > thou hast spoiled <7997 shalal > many
<7227 rab > nations <1471 gowy >, all <3605 kol > the remnant
<3499 yether > of the people <5971 <am > shall spoil <7701 shod
> thee; because <3588 kiy > of men's <0120 >adam > blood <1818
dam >, and [for] the violence <2555 chamac > of the land <0776
>erets >, of the city <7151 qiryah >, and of all <3605 kol >
that dwell <3427 yashab > therein.
9 Woe <1945 howy > to him that coveteth <1214 batsa< > an evil
<7451 ra< > covetousness <1215 betsa< > to his house <1004
bayith >, that he may set <7760 suwm > his nest <7064 qen > on
high <4791 marowm >, that he may be delivered <5337 natsal >
from the power <3709 kaph > of evil <7451 ra< >!
10 Thou hast consulted <3289 ya<ats > shame <1322 bosheth > to
thy house <1004 bayith > by cutting <7096 qatsah > off many
<7227 rab > people <5971 <am >, and hast sinned <2398 chata> >
[against] thy soul <5315 nephesh >.
11 For the stone <68> shall cry <2199 za<aq > out of the wall
<7023 qiyr >, and the beam <3714 kaphiyc > out of the timber
<6086 <ets > shall answer <6030 <anah > it.
12 Woe <1945 howy > to him that buildeth <1129 banah > a town
<5892 <iyr > with blood <1818 dam >, and stablisheth <3559 kuwn
> a city <7151 qiryah > by iniquity <5766 <evel >!
13 Behold <2009 hinneh >, [is it] not of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah
> of hosts <6635 tsaba> > that the people <5971 <am > shall
labour <3021 yaga< > in the very <1767 day > fire <0784 >esh >,
and the people <3816 l@om > shall weary <3286 ya<aph >
themselves for very <1767 day > vanity <7385 riyq >?
14 For the earth <0776 >erets > shall be filled <4390 male> >
with the knowledge <3045 yada< > of the glory <3519 kabowd > of
the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, as the waters <4325 mayim > cover
<3680 kacah > the sea <3220 yam >.
15. Woe <1945 howy > unto him that giveth his neighbour <7453
rea< > drink <8248 shaqah >, that puttest <5596 caphach > thy
bottle <2573 chemeth > to [him], and makest [him] drunken <7937
shakar > also <0637 >aph >, that thou mayest look <5027 nabat >
on <5921 <al > their nakedness <4589 ma<owr >!
16 Thou art filled <7646 saba< > with shame <7036 qalown > for
glory <3519 kabowd >: drink <8354 shathah > thou also <1571 gam
>, and let thy foreskin <6188 <arel > be uncovered: the cup
<3563 kowc > of the LORD'S <3068 Y@hovah > right <3225 yamiyn >
hand <3225 yamiyn > shall be turned <5437 cabab > unto thee, and
shameful <7022 qiyqalown > spewing <7022 qiyqalown > [shall be]
on <5921 <al > thy glory <3519 kabowd >.
17 For the violence <2555 chamac > of Lebanon <3844 L@banown >
shall cover <3680 kacah > thee, and the spoil <0962 bazaz > of
beasts <0929 b@hemah >, [which] made them afraid <2865 chathath
>, because of men's <0120 >adam > blood <1818 dam >, and for the
violence <2555 chamac > of the land <0776 >erets >, of the city
<7151 qiryah >, and of all <3605 kol > that dwell <3427 yashab >
therein.
18 What <4100 mah > profiteth <3276 ya<al > the graven <6459
pecel > image that the maker <3335 yatsar > thereof hath graven
<6458 pacal > it; the molten <4541 maccekah > image, and a
teacher <3384 yarah > of lies <8267 sheqer >, that the maker
<3335 yatsar > of his work <3336 yetser > trusteth <0982 batach
> therein <5921 <al >, to make <6213 <asah > dumb <0483 >illem >
idols <0457 >eliyl >?
19 Woe <1945 howy > unto him that saith <0559 >amar > to the
wood <6086 <ets >, Awake <6974 quwts >; to the dumb <1748 duwmam
> stone <68>, Arise <5782 <uwr >, it shall teach <3384 yarah >!
Behold <2009 hinneh >, it [is] laid <8610 taphas > over with
gold <2091 zahab > and silver <3701 keceph >, and [there is] no
<0369 >ayin > breath <7307 ruwach > at all <3605 kol > in the
midst <7130 qereb > of it.
20 But the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > [is] in his holy <6944 qodesh >
temple <1964 heykal >: let all <3605 kol > the earth <0776
>erets > keep silence <2013 hacah > before <6440 paniym > him.
Habakkuk 3
1. A prayer <8605 t@phillah > of Habakkuk <2265 Chabaqquwq >
the prophet <5030 nabiy> > upon Shigionoth <7692 shiggayown >.
2 O LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, I have heard <8085 shama< > thy
speech <8088 shema< >, [and] was afraid <3372 yare> >: O LORD
<3068 Y@hovah >, revive <2421 chayah > thy work <6467 po<al > in
the midst <7130 qereb > of the years <8141 shaneh >, in the
midst <7130 qereb > of the years <8141 shaneh > make known <3045
yada< >; in wrath <7267 rogez > remember <2142 zakar > mercy
<7355 racham >.
3. God <0433 >elowahh > came <0935 bow> > from Teman <8487
Teyman >, and the Holy <6918 qadowsh > One <6918 qadowsh > from
mount <2022 har > Paran <6290 Pa>ran >. Selah <5542 celah >. His
glory <1935 howd > covered <3680 kacah > the heavens <8064
shamayim >, and the earth <0776 >erets > was full <4390 male> >
of his praise <8416 t@hillah >.
4 And [his] brightness <5051 nogahh > was as the light <0216
>owr >; he had <1961 hayah > horns <7161 qeren > [coming] out of
his hand <3027 yad >: and there <8033 sham > [was] the hiding
<2253 chebyown > of his power <5797 <oz >.
5 Before <6440 paniym > him went <3212 yalak > the pestilence
<1698 deber >, and burning <7565 resheph > coals <7565 resheph >
went <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> > at his feet <7272 regel
>.
6 He stood <5975 <amad >, and measured <4128 muwd > the earth
<0776 >erets >: he beheld <7200 ra>ah >, and drove <5425 nathar
> asunder the nations <1471 gowy >; and the everlasting <5703
<ad > mountains <2042 harar > were scattered <6327 puwts >, the
perpetual <5769 <owlam > hills <1389 gib<ah > did bow <7817
shachach >: his ways <1979 haliykah > [are] everlasting <5769
<owlam >.
7 I saw <7200 ra>ah > the tents <0168 >ohel > of Cushan <3572
Kuwshan > in affliction <0205 >aven >: [and] the curtains <3407
y@riy<ah > of the land <0776 >erets > of Midian <4080 Midyan >
did tremble <7264 ragaz >.
8 Was the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > displeased <2734 charah >
against the rivers <5104 nahar >? [was] thine anger <0639 >aph >
against the rivers <5104 nahar >? [was] thy wrath <5678 <ebrah >
against the sea <3220 yam >, that thou didst ride <7392 rakab >
upon thine horses <5483 cuwc > [and] thy chariots <4818 merkabah
> of salvation <3444 y@shuw<ah >?
9 Thy bow <7198 qesheth > was made quite <6181 <eryah > naked
<5783 <uwr >, [according] to the oaths <7621 sh@buw<ah > of the
tribes <4294 matteh >, [even thy] word <0562 >omer >. Selah
<5542 celah >. Thou didst cleave <1234 baqa< > the earth <0776
>erets > with rivers <5104 nahar >.
10 The mountains <2022 har > saw <7200 ra>ah > thee, [and] they
trembled <2342 chuwl >: the overflowing <2230 zerem > of the
water <4325 mayim > passed <5674 <abar > by: the deep <8415
t@howm > uttered <5414 nathan > his voice <6963 qowl >, [and]
lifted <5375 nasa> > up his hands <3027 yad > on high <7315 rowm
>.
11 The sun <8121 shemesh > [and] moon <3394 yareach > stood
<5975 <amad > still in their habitation <2073 z@buwl >: at the
light <0216 >owr > of thine arrows <2671 chets > they went <1980
halak >, [and] at the shining <5051 nogahh > of thy glittering
<1300 baraq > spear <2595 chaniyth >.
12 Thou didst march <6805 tsa<ad > through the land <0776
>erets > in indignation <2195 za<am >, thou didst thresh <1758
duwsh > the heathen <1471 gowy > in anger <0639 >aph >.
13 Thou wentest <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> > for the
salvation <3468 yesha< > of thy people <5971 <am >, [even] for
salvation <3468 yesha< > with thine anointed <4899 mashiyach >;
thou woundedst <4272 machats > the head <7218 ro>sh > out of the
house <1004 bayith > of the wicked <7563 rasha< >, by
discovering <6168 <arah > the foundation <3247 y@cowd > unto the
neck <6676 tsavva>r >. Selah <5542 celah >.
14 Thou didst strike <5344 naqab > through with his staves
<4294 matteh > the head <7218 ro>sh > of his villages <6518
paraz >: they came out as a whirlwind <5590 ca<ar > to scatter
<6327 puwts > me: their rejoicing <5951 <aliytsuwth > [was] as
to devour <0398 >akal > the poor <6041 <aniy > secretly <4565
mictar >.
15 Thou didst walk <1869 darak > through the sea <3220 yam >
with thine horses <5483 cuwc >, [through] the heap <2563 chomer
> of great <7227 rab > waters <4325 mayim >.
16. When I heard <8085 shama< >, my belly <0990 beten >
trembled <7364 rachats >; my lips <8193 saphah > quivered <6750
tsalal > at the voice <6963 qowl >: rottenness <7538 raqab >
entered <0935 bow> > into my bones <6106 <etsem >, and I
trembled <7264 ragaz > in myself, that I might rest <5117 nuwach
> in the day <3117 yowm > of trouble <6869 tsarah >: when he
cometh <5927 <alah > up unto the people <5971 <am >, he will
invade <1464 guwd > them with his troops.
17 Although <0272 >achuzzah > the fig <8384 t@>en > tree shall
not blossom <6524 parach >, neither <0369 >ayin > [shall] fruit
<2981 y@buwl > [be] in the vines <1612 gephen >; the labour
<4639 ma<aseh > of the olive <2132 zayith > shall fail <3584
kachash >, and the fields <7709 sh@demah > shall yield <6213
<asah > no <3808 lo> > meat <0400 >okel >; the flock <6629 tso>n
> shall be cut <1504 gazar > off from the fold <4356 mikla>ah >,
and [there shall be] no <3808 lo> > herd <1241 baqar > in the
stalls <7517 repheth >:
18 Yet I will rejoice <5937 <alaz > in the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >,
I will joy <1523 giyl > in the God <0430 >elohiym > of my
salvation <3468 yesha< >.
19 The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > God <0136 >Adonay > [is] my
strength <2428 chayil >, and he will make <7760 suwm > my feet
<7272 regel > like hinds <0355 >ayalah >' [feet <7272 regel >],
and he will make me to walk <1869 darak > upon mine high <1116
bamah > places. To the chief <5329 natsach > singer <5329
natsach > on my stringed <5058 n@giynah > instruments.
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