Berean Standard Bible

Habakkuk 3

1This isa prayerתְּפִלָּ֖הte.fi.LahH8605of Habakkukלַחֲבַקּ֣וּקla.cha.va.KukH2265the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030,according toעַ֖ל'alH5921Shigionothשִׁגְיֹנֽוֹת׃shig.yo.NotH7692:

2O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,I have heardשָׁמַ֣עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the report of Youשִׁמְעֲךָ֮shim.'a.KhaH8088;I stand in aweיָרֵאתִי֒ya.re.TiH3372,O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,of Your deedsפָּֽעָלְךָ֙pa.'a.le.KhaH6467.Revive themחַיֵּ֔יהוּchai.Yei.huH2421inבְּקֶ֤רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130these yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141;make them knownתּוֹדִ֑יעַto.Di.a'H3045inבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130these yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141.In Your wrathבְּרֹ֖גֶזbe.Ro.gezH7267,rememberתִּזְכּֽוֹר׃tiz.KorH2142mercyרַחֵ֥םra.ChemH7355!

3Godאֱל֙וֹהַ֙'e.Lo.haH433cameיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935from Temanמִתֵּימָ֣ןmi.tei.ManH8487,and the Holy Oneוְקָד֥וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918from Mountמֵֽהַר־me.har-H2022Paranפָּארָ֖ןpa.RanH6290.Selahסֶ֑לָהSe.lahH5542His gloryהוֹד֔וֹho.DoH1935coveredכִּסָּ֤הki.SahH3680the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,and His praiseוּתְהִלָּת֖וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416filledמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

4Hisradianceוְנֹ֙גַהּ֙ve.No.gahH5051wasתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961like the sunlightכָּא֣וֹרka.'orH216;raysקַרְנַ֥יִםkar.Na.yimH7161flashedfrom His handמִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,whereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033His powerעֻזּֽוֹ׃'u.ZoH5797is hiddenחֶבְי֥וֹןchev.YonH2253.

5Plagueדָּ֑בֶרDa.verH1698wentיֵ֣לֶךְYe.lekhH1980before Himלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440,and feverרֶ֖שֶׁףRe.shefH7565followedוְיֵצֵ֥אve.ye.Tze'H3318in His stepsלְרַגְלָֽיו׃le.rag.LavH7272.

6He stoodעָמַ֣ד׀'a.MadH5975and measuredוַיְמֹ֣דֶדvay.Mo.dedH4128the earthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776;He lookedרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200and startledוַיַּתֵּ֣רvai.ya.TerH5425the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471;the ancientעַ֔ד'AdH5703mountainsהַרְרֵי־ha.rei-H2042crumbledוַיִּתְפֹּֽצְצוּ֙vai.yit.po.tze.TzuH6327;the perpetualעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769hillsגִּבְע֣וֹתgiv.'otH1389collapsedשַׁח֖וּsha.ChuH7817. Hiswaysהֲלִיכ֥וֹתha.li.KhotH1979areeverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769.

7I sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the tentsאָהֳלֵ֣י'o.ho.LeiH168of Cushanכוּשָׁ֑ןkhu.ShanH3572inתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478distressאָ֔וֶן'A.venH205;the curtainsיְרִיע֖וֹתye.ri.'otH3407of Midianאֶ֥רֶץ מִדְיָֽן׃ ס'E.retz mid.YanH776 H4080were tremblingיִרְגְּז֕וּןyir.ge.ZunH7264.

8Were You angryחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734at the riversהֲבִנְהָרִים֙ha.vin.ha.RimH5104,O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068?Wasאִ֤ם'imH518Your wrathאַפֶּ֔ךָ אִם־'a.Pe.kha 'im-H639 H518against the streamsבַּנְּהָרִים֙ba.ne.ha.RimH5104?Did You rageעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ'ev.ra.Te.khaH5678against the seaבַּיָּ֖םbai.YamH3220whenכִּ֤יkiH3588You rodeתִרְכַּב֙tir.KavH7392onעַל־'al-H5921Your horsesסוּסֶ֔יךָsu.Sei.khaH5483,on Your chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֶ֖יךָmar.ke.vo.Tei.khaH4818of salvationיְשׁוּעָֽה׃ye.shu.'AhH3444?

9You brandishedעֶרְיָ֤ה תֵעוֹר֙'er.Yah te.'OrH6181 H5783Your bowקַשְׁתֶּ֔ךָkash.Te.chaH7198;You called forשְׁבֻע֥וֹת אֹ֣מֶרshe.vu.'ot 'O.merH562 H7621many arrowsמַטּ֖וֹתma.TotH4294.Selahסֶ֑לָהSe.lahH5542You splitתְּבַקַּע־te.va.ka'-H1234the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776with riversנְהָר֖וֹתne.ha.RotH5104.

10The mountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022saw Youרָא֤וּךָra.'U.khaH7200andquakedיָחִ֙ילוּ֙ya.Chi.luH2342;torrentsזֶ֥רֶםZe.remH2230of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325swept byעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674.The deepתְּהוֹם֙te.hOmH8415roaredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414with its voiceקוֹל֔וֹko.LoH6963and liftedנָשָֽׂא׃na.Sa'H5375its handsיָדֵ֥יהוּya.Dei.huH3027on highר֖וֹםRomH7315.

11Sunשֶׁ֥מֶשׁShe.meshH8121and moonיָרֵ֖חַya.Re.achH3394stood stillעָ֣מַד'A.madH5975in their placesזְבֻ֑לָהze.Vu.lahH2073at the flashלְא֤וֹרle.'orH216of Your flyingיְהַלֵּ֔כוּye.ha.Le.khuH1980arrowsחִצֶּ֙יךָ֙chi.Tzei.khaH2671,at the brightnessלְנֹ֖גַהּle.No.gahH5051of Your shiningבְּרַ֥קbe.RakH1300spearחֲנִיתֶֽךָ׃cha.ni.Te.khaH2595.

12You marchedתִּצְעַד־titz.'ad-H6805across the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776with furyבְּזַ֖עַםbe.Za.'amH2195;You threshedתָּד֥וּשׁta.DushH1758the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471in wrathבְּאַ֖ףbe.'AfH639.

13You went forthיָצָ֙אתָ֙ya.Tza.taH3318for the salvationלְיֵ֣שַׁעle.Ye.sha'H3468of Your peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,to saveלְיֵ֖שַׁעle.Ye.sha'H3468אֶת־'et-H853Your anointedמְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָme.shi.Che.khaH4899.You crushedמָחַ֤צְתָּma.Chatz.taH4272the headרֹּאשׁ֙roShH7218of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563and stripped himעָר֛וֹתa.RotH6168from headצַוָּ֖ארtza.VarH6677toעַד־'ad-H5704toeיְס֥וֹדye.SodH3247.Selahסֶֽלָה׃ פSe.lahH5542

14With his own spearבְמַטָּיו֙ve.ma.TavH4294You piercedנָקַ֤בְתָּna.Kav.taH5344his headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218,when his warriorsפְּרָזָ֔יוpe.ra.zovH6518stormed outיִסְעֲר֖וּyis.'a.RuH5590to scatter usלַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִיla.ha.fi.Tze.niH6327,gloatingעֲלִ֣יצֻתָ֔ם'a.Li.tzu.TamH5951as though readyכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644to secretlyבַּמִּסְתָּֽר׃ba.mis.TarH4565devourלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398the weakעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041.

15You trampledדָּרַ֥כְתָּda.Rakh.taH1869the seaבַיָּ֖םvai.YamH3220with Your horsesסוּסֶ֑יךָsu.Sei.khaH5483,churningחֹ֖מֶרCho.merH2563the greatרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

Habakkuk Rejoices

16I heardשָׁמַ֣עְתִּי׀sha.Ma'.tiH8085and trembledוַתִּרְגַּ֣זva.tir.GazH7264withinבִּטְנִ֗יbit.NiH990;my lipsשְׂפָתַ֔יse.fa.TaiH8193quiveredצָלֲל֣וּtza.la.LuH6750at the soundלְקוֹל֙le.kOlH6963.Decayרָקָ֛בra.KavH7538enteredיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935my bonesבַּעֲצָמַ֖יba.'a.tza.MaiH6106;I trembledאֶרְגָּ֑ז'er.GazH7264אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834where I stoodוְתַחְתַּ֣יve.tach.TaiH8478.Yet I must wait patientlyאָנ֙וּחַ֙'a.Nu.achH5117for the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of distressצָרָ֔הtza.RahH6869to come uponלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927the peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971who invade usיְגוּדֶֽנּוּ׃ye.gu.De.nuH1464.

17Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588the fig treeתְאֵנָ֣הte.'e.NahH8384does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808budתִפְרָ֗חtif.RachH6524and noוְאֵ֤יןve.'EinH369fruitיְבוּל֙ye.VulH2981ison the vinesבַּגְּפָנִ֔יםba.ge.fa.NimH1612,though the oliveזַ֔יִתZa.yitH2132cropמַעֲשֵׂה־ma.'a.seh-H4639failsכִּחֵשׁ֙ki.CheshH3584and the fieldsוּשְׁדֵמ֖וֹתu.she.de.MotH7709produceעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213noלֹא־lo'-H3808foodאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400,though the sheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629are cut offגָּזַ֤רga.ZarH1504from the foldמִמִּכְלָה֙mi.mikh.LahH4356and noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369cattleבָּקָ֖רba.KarH1241arein the stallsבָּרְפָתִֽים׃ba.re.fa.TimH7517,

18yet Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589will exultאֶעְל֑וֹזָה'e'.Lo.zahH5937in the LORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068;I will rejoiceאָגִ֖ילָה'a.Gi.lahH1523in the Godבֵּאלֹהֵ֥יbe.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיִשְׁעִֽי׃yish.'IH3468!

19GODיְהוִ֤הּYah.wehH3069the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136is my strengthחֵילִ֔יchei.LiH2428;He makesוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760my feetרַגְלַי֙rag.LaiH7272like those of a deerכָּֽאַיָּל֔וֹתka.'ai.ya.LotH355;He makes me walkיַדְרִכֵ֑נִיyad.ri.Khe.niH1869uponוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921the heightsבָּמוֹתַ֖יba.mo.TaiH1116!For the choirmasterלַמְנַצֵּ֖חַlam.na.Tze.achH5329.With stringed instrumentsבִּנְגִינוֹתָֽי׃bin.gi.no.TaiH5058.

Habakkuk Rejoices

Commentaries on Habakkuk 3