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Habakkuk 2:9-12

9Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to him that covetethבֹּצֵ֛עַbo.Tze.a'H1214an evilרָ֖עra'H7451covetousnessבֶּ֥צַעBe.tza'H1215to his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,that he may setלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760his nestקִנּ֔וֹki.NoH7064on highבַּמָּרוֹם֙ba.ma.rOmH4791,that he may be deliveredלְהִנָּצֵ֖לle.hi.na.TzelH5337from the powerמִכַּף־mi.kaf-H3709of evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451!

10Thou hast consultedיָעַ֥צְתָּya.'Atz.taH3289shameבֹּ֖שֶׁתBo.shetH1322to thy houseלְבֵיתֶ֑ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004by cutting offקְצוֹת־ke.tzot-H7096manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971,and hast sinnedוְחוֹטֵ֥אve.cho.Te'H2398againstthy soulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

11For the stoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68shall cry outתִּזְעָ֑קtiz.'AkH2199of the wallמִקִּ֣ירmi.KirH7023,and the beam outוְכָפִ֖יסve.kha.FisH3714of the timberמֵעֵ֥ץme.'EtzH6086shall answerיַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פya.'a.Ne.nahH6030it.

12Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to him that buildethבֹּנֶ֥הbo.NehH1129a townעִ֖יר'irH5892with bloodבְּדָמִ֑יםbe.da.MimH1818,and stablishethוְכוֹנֵ֥ןve.kho.NenH3559a cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151by iniquityבְּעַוְלָֽה׃be.'av.LahH5766!

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