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Habakkuk 2:5-13

5and wealthהַיַּ֣יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196indeedוְאַף֙ כִּֽי־ve.'Af ki-H637 H3588betrays 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.terH3605 H3499of 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.

9Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to him who buildsבֹּצֵ֛עַbo.Tze.a'H1214his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004by unjustרָ֖עra'H7451gainבֶּ֥צַעBe.tza'H1215,to placeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760his nestקִנּ֔וֹki.NoH7064on highבַּמָּרוֹם֙ba.ma.rOmH4791andescapeלְהִנָּצֵ֖לle.hi.na.TzelH5337the handמִכַּף־mi.kaf-H3709of disasterרָֽע׃Ra'H7451!

10You have plottedיָעַ֥צְתָּya.'Atz.taH3289shameבֹּ֖שֶׁתBo.shetH1322for your houseלְבֵיתֶ֑ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004by cutting offקְצוֹת־ke.tzot-H7096manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971and forfeitingוְחוֹטֵ֥אve.cho.Te'H2398your lifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

11Forכִּי־ki-H3588the stonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68will cry outתִּזְעָ֑קtiz.'AkH2199from the wallמִקִּ֣ירmi.KirH7023,and the raftersוְכָפִ֖יסve.kha.FisH3714will echo itיַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פya.'a.Ne.nahH6030from the woodworkמֵעֵ֥ץme.'EtzH6086.

12Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to him who buildsבֹּנֶ֥הbo.NehH1129a cityעִ֖יר'irH5892with bloodshedבְּדָמִ֑יםbe.da.MimH1818and establishesוְכוֹנֵ֥ןve.kho.NenH3559a townקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151by iniquityבְּעַוְלָֽה׃be.'av.LahH5766!

13Is it notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808indeedהִנֵּ֔הhi.NehH2009fromמֵאֵ֖תme.'EtH854the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635that the laborוְיִֽיגְע֤וּve.yi.ge.'UH3021of the peopleעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971only feedsבְּדֵי־be.dei-H1767the fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784,and the nationsוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816weary themselvesיִעָֽפוּ׃yi.'A.fuH3286inבְּדֵי־be.dei-H1767vainרִ֥יקrikH7385?

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