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Habakkuk 2:1-4

1I will standאֶעֱמֹ֔דָה'e.'e.Mo.dahH5975atעַל־'al-H5921my guard postמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣יmish.mar.TiH4931and station myselfוְאֶֽתְיַצְּבָ֖הve.'et.ya.tze.VahH3320onעַל־'al-H5921the rampartsמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4692.I will watchוַאֲצַפֶּ֗הva.'a.tza.PehH6822to seeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200whatמַה־mah-H4100He will sayיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696to me,and howוּמָ֥הu.MahH4100I should answerאָשִׁ֖יב'a.ShivH7725whenעַל־'al-H5921correctedתּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃to.khach.TiH8433.

2Then the LORDיְהוָה֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶרYah.weh vai.Yo.merH3068 H559answered meוַיַּעֲנֵ֤נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030: “Write downכְּת֣וֹבke.TovH3789this visionחָז֔וֹןcha.ZonH2377and clearlyוּבָאֵ֖רu.va.'ErH874inscribe it onעַל־'al-H5921tabletsהַלֻּח֑וֹתha.lu.ChotH3871,so thatלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616a heraldק֥וֹרֵאKo.re'H7121may runיָר֖וּץya.RutzH7323with it.

3Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the visionחָזוֹן֙cha.zOnH2377awaitsע֤וֹדodH5750an appointed timeלַמּוֹעֵ֔דla.mo.'EdH4150;it testifiesוְיָפֵ֥חַve.ya.Fe.achH6315of the endלַקֵּ֖ץla.KetzH7093and does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808lieיְכַזֵּ֑בye.kha.ZevH3576.Thoughאִם־'im-H518it lingersיִתְמַהְמָהּ֙yit.mah.MahH4102,waitחַכֵּה־cha.keh-H2442for it,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588it will surely comeH935and will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808delayיְאַחֵֽר׃ye.'a.CherH309.

4Look atהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009the proud oneעֻפְּלָ֔ה'u.pe.LahH6075;his soulנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315is notלֹא־lo'-H3808uprightיָשְׁרָ֥הya.she.RahH3474—but the righteousוְצַדִּ֖יקve.tza.DikH6662will liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421by faithבֶּאֱמוּנָת֥וֹbe.'e.mu.na.ToH530—

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