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Habakkuk 3:8-15

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.

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