1Iwillstandאֶעֱמֹ֔דָה'e.'e.Mo.dahH5975uponmywatchוַאֲצַפֶּ֗הva.'a.tza.PehH6822,andsetH5975meuponthetower,andwilllookH7200forthtoseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200whathewillsayH1696untome,andwhatIshallanswerastomyreproof. 2AndJehovahansweredmeandsaidH559,Writeכְּת֣וֹבke.TovH3789thevisionחָז֔וֹןcha.ZonH2377,andengraveitupontabletsהַלֻּח֑וֹתha.lu.ChotH3871,thathemayrunיָר֖וּץya.RutzH7323thatreadethit. 3Forthevisionחָזוֹן֙cha.zOnH2377isyetH5750foranappointedH4150timeלַמּוֹעֵ֔דla.mo.'EdH4150,butithastethtotheendלַקֵּ֖ץla.KetzH7093,andshallnotlieיְכַזֵּ֑בye.kha.ZevH3576:thoughittarry,waitחַכֵּה־cha.keh-H2442forit;foritwillsurelycomeH935,itwillnotdelayיְאַחֵֽר׃ye.'a.CherH309. 4Behold,hissoulH5315ispuffedup,itisnotupright withinhim:butthejustshallliveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421byhisfaith. 5Andmoreover,thewineהַיַּ֣יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196istreacherousבּוֹגֵ֔דbo.GedH898:heisaproudmanגֶּ֥בֶרGe.verH1397,andkeepethnotatrest,heenlargethhisdesireH5315asSheolכִּשְׁא֜וֹלkish.'olH7585,andheislikedeathכַמָּ֙וֶת֙kha.Ma.vetH4194andcannotbesatisfiedH7646;andheassembleth untohimallnationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,andgathereth untohimallpeoplesH5971. 6ShallnotallthesetakeH5375upaproverbH4912abouthim,andatauntingriddleH2420againsthim,andsayוְיֹאמַ֗רve.yo.MarH559,Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945tohimthatincreaseththatwhichisnothis!howlong? —andtohimthatloadethhimselfwithpledges! 7ShalltheynotriseH6965upsuddenlyפֶ֗תַעFe.ta'H6621thatshallbite thee,andtheyawakeupthatshallvex thee,andthou shaltbeH1961forbooties untothem? 8Becausethou hastplunderedH7997manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471,alltherestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499ofthepeoplesH5971shallplunder thee;becauseofmen'sbloodמִדְּמֵ֤יmi.de.MeiH1818,andfortheviolenceוַחֲמַס־va.cha.mas-H2555[done]tothelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,tothecity,andallthatdwellיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427therein. 9Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945tohimthatgetteth iniquitousgainבֶּ֥צַעBe.tza'H1215tohishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,thathemaysetלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760hisnestקִנּ֔וֹki.NoH7064onhighבַּמָּרוֹם֙ba.ma.rOmH4791,thathemaybedeliveredלְהִנָּצֵ֖לle.hi.na.TzelH5337fromthegraspofevilH7451! 11Forthestoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68shallcryתִּזְעָ֑קtiz.'AkH2199outofthewallמִקִּ֣ירmi.KirH7023,andthebeamoutofthetimbershallanswerיַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פya.'a.Ne.nahH6030it. 12Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945tohimthatbuildethatownקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151withbloodבְּדָמִ֑יםbe.da.MimH1818,andestablishethacityעִ֖יר'irH5892byunrighteousnessH5766! 13Behold,isitnotofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635thatthepeoplesH5971labourforthefireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784,andthenationswearyH3021themselvesinvain? 14Fortheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallbefilledתִּמָּלֵ֣אti.ma.Le'H4390withtheknowledgeofthegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519ofJehovahasthewatersכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325coverיְכַסּ֥וּye.kha.SuH3680theseaיָֽם׃ סYamH3220. 15Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945untohimthatgivethhisneighbourdrinkמַשְׁקֵ֣הmash.KehH8248, —thatpourestoutthy flask,andmakest [him] drunkenalsoH637,thatthou mayestlookהַבִּ֖יטha.BitH5027ontheirnakedness! 16Thou artfilledwithshameקָלוֹן֙ka.lOnH7036insteadofgloryH3519;drinkשְׁתֵ֥הshe.TehH8354thoualsoגַם־gam-H1571,andlet thy foreskinbeuncovered:thecupכּ֚וֹסKosH3563ofJehovah'srightיְמִ֣יןye.MinH3225handH3225shallbeturnedH5437unto thee,andashameful spewingshallbeonthygloryH3519. 17Fortheviolenceחֲמַ֤סcha.MasH2555[done]toLebanonלְבָנוֹן֙le.va.nOnH3844shallcoverיְכַסֶּ֔ךָּye.kha.Se.kaH3680thee,andthedestructionH7701ofbeastswhichmadethemafraid;becauseofmen'sbloodמִדְּמֵ֤יmi.de.MeiH1818,andfortheviolenceוַחֲמַס־va.cha.mas-H2555[done]tothelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,tothecity,andallthatdwellיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427therein. 18Whatprofiteththegravenimageפֶּ֗סֶלPe.selH6459thatthemakerthereof hathgravenit?themoltenimageH6459,andtheteacheroffalsehoodשָּׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267,thatthemakerofhiswork dependeththereon,tomakeלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213dumbidolsאֱלִילִ֥ים'e.li.LimH457? 19Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945untohimthatsaithtothewoodלָעֵץ֙la.'EtzH6086,Awakeע֖וּרִי'U.riH5782!tothedumbstoneלְאֶ֣בֶןle.'E.venH68,Arise!Shallitteachיוֹרֶ֔הyo.RehH3384?Beholditisoverlaidwithgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,andthereisnobreathר֖וּחַRu.achH7307atallinthemidstH7130ofit. 20ButJehovahisinhisholyH6944templeבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964. Letalltheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776keepsilencebeforehim! Commentaries on Habakkuk 2
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