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Habakkuk 2:2-8

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.

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