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Habakkuk 1:6-8

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.

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