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Habakkuk 2:2-8
2Then the LORDיְהוָה֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶרYah.weh vai.Yo.merH3068H559answered 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.
5and wealthהַיַּ֣יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196indeedוְאַף֙ כִּֽי־ve.'Af ki-H637H3588betrays himבּוֹגֵ֔דbo.GedH898. He isan arrogantיָהִ֖ירya.HirH3093manגֶּ֥בֶרGe.verH1397neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808at restיִנְוֶ֑הyin.VehH5115.Heאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834enlargesהִרְחִ֨יבhir.ChivH7337his appetiteנַפְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315like Sheolכִּשְׁא֜וֹלkish.'olH7585,and like Deathכַמָּ֙וֶת֙kha.Ma.vetH4194,heוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931is neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808satisfiedיִשְׂבָּ֔עyis.Ba'H7646.He gathersוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471to himselfאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413and collectsוַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971as his ownאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413.
6Will notהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808allכֻלָּ֗םkhu.LamH3605of theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428take upיִשָּׂ֔אוּyi.Sa.'uH5375a tauntמָשָׁ֣לma.ShalH4912against himעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921,speakingוְיֹאמַ֗רve.yo.MarH559with mockeryוּמְלִיצָ֖הu.me.li.TzahH4426and derisionחִיד֣וֹתchi.DotH2420: ‘Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945to him who amassesהַמַּרְבֶּ֣הha.mar.BehH7235what is not hisלֹּא־lo'-H3808and makes himself richוּמַכְבִּ֥ידu.makh.BidH3513עָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921with many loansעַבְטִֽיט׃'av.TitH5671!Howעַד־'ad-H5704long will this go onמָתַ֕יma.TaiH4970?’
7Will notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808your creditorsנֹשְׁכֶ֔יךָno.she.Khei.khaH5391suddenlyפֶ֗תַעFe.ta'H6621ariseיָק֙וּמוּ֙ya.Ku.muH6965and those who disturb youמְזַעְזְעֶ֑יךָme.za'.ze.'Ei.khaH2111awakenוְיִקְצ֖וּve.yik.TzuH3364?Then you will becomeוְהָיִ֥יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961their preyלִמְשִׁסּ֖וֹתlim.shi.SotH4933.
8BecauseכִּֽיkiH3588youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859have plunderedשַׁלּ֙וֹתָ֙sha.Lo.taH7997manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471,the remnantכָּל־ יֶ֣תֶרkol- Ye.terH3605H3499of the peopleעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971will plunder youיְשָׁלּ֖וּךָye.sha.Lu.khaH7997—because of your bloodshedמִדְּמֵ֤יmi.de.MeiH1818against manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120and your violenceוַחֲמַס־va.cha.mas-H2555against the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,the cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their dwellersיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427.
Commentaries on Habakkuk 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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