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Habakkuk 2:9-14

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?

14Forכִּ֚יkiH3588the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will be filledתִּמָּלֵ֣אti.ma.Le'H4390with the knowledgeלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045ofאֶת־'et-H853the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068as the watersכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325coverיְכַסּ֥וּ עַל־ye.kha.Su 'al-H3680 H5921the seaיָֽם׃ סYamH3220.

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