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Habakkuk 1:7-12

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.

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.

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