1Iwillstandאֶעֱמֹ֔דָה'e.'e.Mo.dahH5975uponmywatchוַאֲצַפֶּ֗הva.'a.tza.PehH6822,andsetH5975meuponthetower,andwilllookH7200forthtoseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200whathewillspeakיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696withme,andwhatIshallanswerconcerningmycomplaint. 2AndJehovahansweredme,andsaidH559,Writeכְּת֣וֹבke.TovH3789thevisionחָז֔וֹןcha.ZonH2377,andmakeitplainupontabletsהַלֻּח֑וֹתha.lu.ChotH3871,thathemayrunיָר֖וּץya.RutzH7323thatreadethit. 3Forthevisionחָזוֹן֙cha.zOnH2377isyetH5750fortheappointedH4150timeלַמּוֹעֵ֔דla.mo.'EdH4150,andithastethtowardtheendלַקֵּ֖ץla.KetzH7093,andshallnotlieיְכַזֵּ֑בye.kha.ZevH3576:thoughittarry,waitחַכֵּה־cha.keh-H2442forit;becauseitwillsurelycomeH935,itwillnotdelayיְאַחֵֽר׃ye.'a.CherH309. 4Behold,hissoulH5315ispuffedup,itisnotuprightinhim;buttherighteousוְצַדִּ֖יקve.tza.DikH6662shallliveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421byhisfaith. 5Yea,moreover,wineהַיַּ֣יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196istreacherousבּוֹגֵ֔דbo.GedH898,ahaughtymanגֶּ֥בֶרGe.verH1397,thatkeepethnotathome;whoenlargethhisdesireH5315asSheolכִּשְׁא֜וֹלkish.'olH7585,andheisasdeathכַמָּ֙וֶת֙kha.Ma.vetH4194,andcannotbesatisfiedH7646,butgathereth untohimallnationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,andheapeth untohimallpeoplesH5971. 6ShallnotallthesetakeH5375upaparableH4912againsthim,andatauntingproverbH4912againsthim,andsayוְיֹאמַ֗רve.yo.MarH559,Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945tohimthatincreaseththatwhichisnothis!howlong?andthatladethhimselfwithpledges! 7ShalltheynotriseH6965upsuddenlyפֶ֗תַעFe.ta'H6621thatshallbite thee,andawakethatshallvex thee,andthou shaltbeH1961forbooty untothem? 8Becausethou hastplunderedH7997manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471,alltheremnantofthepeoplesH5971shallplunder thee,becauseofmen’sH120bloodמִדְּמֵ֤יmi.de.MeiH1818,andfortheviolenceוַחֲמַס־va.cha.mas-H2555donetothelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,tothecityandtoallthatdwellיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427therein. 9Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945tohimthatgettethanevilH7451gainבֶּ֥צַעBe.tza'H1215forhishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,thathemaysetלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760hisnestקִנּ֔וֹki.NoH7064onhighבַּמָּרוֹם֙ba.ma.rOmH4791,thathemaybedeliveredלְהִנָּצֵ֖לle.hi.na.TzelH5337fromthehandמִכַּף־mi.kaf-H3709ofevilH7451! 10Thou hastdevisedshameבֹּ֖שֶׁתBo.shetH1322tothyhouseלְבֵיתֶ֑ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004,bycuttingoffmanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peoplesH5971,andhastsinnedH2398againstthysoulH5315. 11Forthestoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68shallcryתִּזְעָ֑קtiz.'AkH2199outofthewallמִקִּ֣ירmi.KirH7023,andthebeamoutofthetimbershallanswerיַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פya.'a.Ne.nahH6030it. 12Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945tohimthatbuildethatownקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151withbloodבְּדָמִ֑יםbe.da.MimH1818,andestablishethacityעִ֖יר'irH5892byiniquity! 13Behold,isitnotofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635thatthepeoplesH5971laborוְיִֽיגְע֤וּve.yi.ge.'UH3021forthefireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784,andthenationswearyH3021themselvesforvanity? 14Fortheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallbefilledתִּמָּלֵ֣אti.ma.Le'H4390withtheknowledgeofthegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519ofJehovah,asthewatersכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325coverיְכַסּ֥וּye.kha.SuH3680theseaיָֽם׃ סYamH3220. 15Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945untohimthatgivethhisneighborרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453drinkמַשְׁקֵ֣הmash.KehH8248,totheethataddest thy venom,andmakesthimdrunkenalsoH637,thatthou mayestlookהַבִּ֖יטha.BitH5027ontheirnakedness! 16Thou artfilledwithshameקָלוֹן֙ka.lOnH7036,andnotgloryH3519:drinkשְׁתֵ֥הshe.TehH8354thoualsoגַם־gam-H1571,andbeasoneuncircumcised;thecupכּ֚וֹסKosH3563ofJehovah’srightיְמִ֣יןye.MinH3225handH3225shallcomeroundתִּסּ֣וֹבti.SovH5437unto thee,andfoulshameH7036shallbeuponthygloryH3519. 17Fortheviolenceחֲמַ֤סcha.MasH2555donetoLebanonלְבָנוֹן֙le.va.nOnH3844shallcoverיְכַסֶּ֔ךָּye.kha.Se.kaH3680thee,andthedestructionH7701ofthebeasts,whichmadethemafraid;becauseofmen’sH120bloodמִדְּמֵ֤יmi.de.MeiH1818,andfortheviolenceוַחֲמַס־va.cha.mas-H2555donetothelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,tothecityandtoallthatdwellיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427therein. 18Whatprofiteththegravenimageפֶּ֗סֶלPe.selH6459,thatthemakerthereof hathgravenit;themoltenimageH6459,eventheteacherofliesH8267,thathethatfashionethitsform trusteth therein,tomakeלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213dumbidolsאֱלִילִ֥ים'e.li.LimH457? 19Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945untohimthatsaithtothewoodלָעֵץ֙la.'EtzH6086,Awakeע֖וּרִי'U.riH5782;tothedumbstoneלְאֶ֣בֶןle.'E.venH68,Arise!Shallthisteachיוֹרֶ֔הyo.RehH3384?Behold,itisoverlaidwithgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,andthereisnobreathר֖וּחַRu.achH7307atallinthemidstH7130ofit. 20ButJehovahisinhisholyH6944templeבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964: letalltheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776keepsilencebeforehim. Commentaries on Habakkuk 2
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