Berean Standard Bible

Habakkuk 1

1This isthe burdenהַמַּשָּׂא֙ha.ma.Sa'H4853thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Habakkukחֲבַקּ֖וּקcha.va.KukH2265the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030received in a visionחָזָ֔הcha.ZahH2372:

2How longעַד־ אָ֧נָה'ad- 'A.nahH5704 H575,O LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,must I call for helpשִׁוַּ֖עְתִּיshi.Va'.tiH7768but You do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808hearתִשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'H8085,or cry outאֶזְעַ֥ק'ez.'AkH2199to Youאֵלֶ֛יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413, “Violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555!”but You do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808saveתוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃to.Shi.a'H3467?

3Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100do You make me seeתַרְאֵ֤נִיtar.'E.niH7200iniquityאָ֙וֶן֙'a.venH205?Why do You tolerateתַּבִּ֔יטta.BitH5027wrongdoingוְעָמָ֣לve.'a.MalH5999?Destructionוְשֹׁ֥דve.ShodH7701and violenceוְחָמָ֖סve.cha.MasH2555arebefore meלְנֶגְדִּ֑יle.neg.DiH5048.Strifeרִ֦יבrivH7379is ongoingוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961,and conflictוּמָד֖וֹןu.ma.DonH4066aboundsיִשָּֽׂא׃yi.Sa'H5375.

The LORD’s Answer

4Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651the lawתּוֹרָ֔הto.RahH8451is paralyzedתָּפ֣וּגta.FugH6313,and justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941neverוְלֹֽא־ לָנֶ֖צַחve.lo'- la.Ne.tzachH3808 H5331goes forthיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563hem inמַכְתִּ֣ירmakh.TirH3803אֶת־'et-H853the righteousהַצַּדִּ֔יקha.tza.DikH6662,so thatעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921 H3651justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941isיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318pervertedמְעֻקָּֽל׃me.'u.KalH6127.

5“Lookרְא֤וּre.'UH7200at the nationsבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471and observeוְֽהַבִּ֔יטוּve.ha.Bi.tuH5027—be utterly astoundedH8539!Forכִּי־ki-H3588I amdoingפֹּעֵ֣לpo.'ElH6466a workפֹ֙עַל֙fo.'alH6467in your daysבִּֽימֵיכֶ֔םbi.mei.KhemH3117that you would neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808believeתַאֲמִ֖ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539even ifכִּ֥יkiH3588someonetold youיְסֻפָּֽר׃ye.su.ParH5608.

6Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005,I am raising upמֵקִים֙me.KimH6965אֶת־'et-H853the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778—that ruthlessהַמַּ֣רha.MarH4751and impetuousוְהַנִּמְהָ֑רve.ha.nim.HarH4116nationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471which marchesהַֽהוֹלֵךְ֙ha.ho.leKhH1980through the breadthלְמֶרְחֲבֵי־le.mer.cha.vei-H4800of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776to seizeלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423dwellingsמִשְׁכָּנ֥וֹתmish.ka.NotH4908notלֹּא־lo'-H3808their own.

7Theyה֑וּאHu'H1931are dreadedאָיֹ֥ם'a.YomH366and fearedוְנוֹרָ֖אve.no.Ra'H3372;from themselvesמִמֶּ֕נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480they deriveיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318justiceמִשְׁפָּט֥וֹmish.pa.ToH4941and sovereigntyוּשְׂאֵת֖וֹu.se.'e.ToH7613.

8Their horsesסוּסָ֗יוsu.SavH5483are swifterוְקַלּ֨וּve.ka.LuH7043than leopardsמִנְּמֵרִ֜יםmi.ne.me.RimH5246,fiercerוְחַדּוּ֙ve.cha.DuH2300than wolvesמִזְּאֵ֣בֵיmi.ze.'E.veiH2061of the nightעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153.Their horsemenפָּֽרָשָׁ֑יוpa.ra.ShavH6571charge aheadוּפָ֖שׁוּu.Fa.shuH6335,and their cavalryוּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙u.fa.ra.ShavH6571comesיָבֹ֔אוּya.Vo.'uH935from afarמֵרָח֣וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350.They flyיָעֻ֕פוּya.'U.fuH5774like a vultureכְּנֶ֖שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404,swooping downחָ֥שׁchashH2363to devourלֶאֱכֽוֹל׃le.'e.KholH398.

9Allכֻּלֹּה֙ku.LohH3605of them comeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935bentמְגַמַּ֥תme.ga.MatH4041on violenceלְחָמָ֣סle.cha.MasH2555;their hordesפְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.HemH6440advance likethe eastקָדִ֑ימָהka.Di.mahH6921wind;they gatherוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622prisonersשֶֽׁבִי׃She.viH7628like sandכַּח֖וֹלka.CholH2344.

10Theyוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931scoff atיִתְקַלָּ֔סyit.ka.LasH7046kingsבַּמְּלָכִ֣יםba.me.la.KhimH4428and make rulersוְרֹזְנִ֖יםve.ro.ze.NimH7336an object of scornמִשְׂחָ֣קmis.ChakH4890.Theyה֚וּאhu'H1931laughיִשְׂחָ֔קyis.ChakH7832at everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605fortressמִבְצָ֣רmiv.TzarH4013and build upוַיִּצְבֹּ֥רvai.yitz.BorH6651siege rampsעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083to seize itוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Vai.yil.ke.DahH3920.

Habakkuk’s Second Complaint

(Psalm 11:1–7)

11Thenאָ֣ז'azH227they sweep byחָלַ֥ףcha.LafH2498like the windר֛וּחַRu.achH7307and pass throughוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674.Theyז֥וּzuH2098are guiltyוְאָשֵׁ֑םve.'a.ShemH816;their own strengthכֹח֖וֹkho.ChoH3581is their godלֵאלֹהֽוֹ׃le.lo.HoH433.”

12Are Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859notהֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'H3808from everlastingמִקֶּ֗דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,O LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068,my Godאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430,my Holy Oneקְדֹשִׁ֖יke.do.ShiH6918?We will not dieלֹ֣א נָמ֑וּתlo' na.MutH3808 H4191.O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,You have appointed themשַׂמְתּ֔וֹsam.ToH7760to execute judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּ֣טle.mish.PatH4941;O Rockוְצ֖וּרve.TzurH6697,You have established themיְסַדְתּֽוֹ׃ye.sad.ToH3245for correctionלְהוֹכִ֥יחַle.ho.Khi.achH3198.

13Your eyesעֵינַ֙יִם֙'ei.Na.yimH5869are too pureטְה֤וֹרte.HorH2890to look uponמֵרְא֣וֹתme.re.'otH7200evilרָ֔עRa'H7451,and You cannotלֹ֣א תוּכָ֑לlo' tu.KhalH3808 H3201tolerateוְהַבִּ֥יט אֶל־ve.ha.Bit 'el-H5027 H413wrongdoingעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999.So whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100do You tolerateתַבִּיט֙ta.BitH5027the faithlessבּֽוֹגְדִ֔יםbog.DimH898?Why are You silentתַּחֲרִ֕ישׁta.cha.RishH2790while the wickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563swallow upבְּבַלַּ֥עbe.va.La'H1104those more righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662than themselvesמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480?

14You have madeוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הva.ta.'a.SehH6213menאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120like the fishכִּדְגֵ֣יkid.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220,like creeping thingsכְּרֶ֖מֶשׂke.Re.mesH7431that havenoלֹא־lo'-H3808rulerמֹשֵׁ֥לmo.ShelH4910.

15The foepulls all of themכֻּלֹּה֙ku.LohH3605upהֵֽעֲלָ֔הhe.'a.LahH5927with a hookבְּחַכָּ֣הbe.cha.KahH2443;he catches themיְגֹרֵ֣הוּye.go.Re.huH1641in his dragnetבְחֶרְמ֔וֹve.cher.MoH2764,and gathers themוְיַאַסְפֵ֖הוּve.ya.'as.Fe.huH622in his fishing netבְּמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹbe.mikh.mar.ToH4365;soעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651he rejoices gladlyיִשְׂמַ֥ח וְיָגִֽיל׃yis.Mach ve.ya.GilH8055 H1523.

16Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651he sacrificesיְזַבֵּ֣חַye.za.Be.achH2076to his dragnetלְחֶרְמ֔וֹle.cher.MoH2764and burns incenseוִֽיקַטֵּ֖רvi.ka.TerH6999to his fishing netלְמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹle.mikh.mar.ToH4365,forכִּ֤יkiH3588by these thingshis portionחֶלְק֔וֹchel.KoH2506is sumptuousשָׁמֵ֣ןsha.MenH8082and his foodוּמַאֲכָל֖וֹu.ma.'a.kha.LoH3978is richבְּרִאָֽה׃be.ri.'AhH1277.

17Will heהַ֥עַלHa.'alH5921,thereforeכֵּ֖ןkenH3651,emptyיָרִ֣יקya.RikH7324his netחֶרְמ֑וֹcher.MoH2764and continueוְתָמִ֛ידve.ta.MidH8548to slayלַהֲרֹ֥גla.ha.RogH2026nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808mercyיַחְמֽוֹל׃ סyach.MolH2550?

The LORD’s Answer

Habakkuk’s Second Complaint

(Psalm 11:1–7)

Commentaries on Habakkuk 1