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Habakkuk 3

1A prayerתְּפִלָּ֖הte.fi.LahH8605of Habakkukלַחֲבַקּ֣וּקla.cha.va.KukH2265the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030upon Shigionothשִׁגְיֹנֽוֹת׃shig.yo.NotH7692.

2O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,I have heardשָׁמַ֣עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085thy speechשִׁמְעֲךָ֮shim.'a.KhaH8088, andwas afraidיָרֵאתִי֒ya.re.TiH3372:O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,reviveחַיֵּ֔יהוּchai.Yei.huH2421thy workפָּֽעָלְךָ֙pa.'a.le.KhaH6467in the midstבְּקֶ֤רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141,in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141make knownתּוֹדִ֑יעַto.Di.a'H3045;in wrathבְּרֹ֖גֶזbe.Ro.gezH7267rememberתִּזְכּֽוֹר׃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.lahH5542.His gloryהוֹד֔וֹho.DoH1935coveredכִּסָּ֤הki.SahH3680the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,and the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776was fullמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390of his praiseוּתְהִלָּת֖וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416.

4And hisbrightnessוְנֹ֙גַהּ֙ve.No.gahH5051was as the lightכָּא֣וֹרka.'orH216;he had hornsקַרְנַ֥יִםkar.Na.yimH7161comingout of his handמִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.DoH3027: and there wasthe hidingחֶבְי֥וֹןchev.YonH2253of his powerעֻזּֽוֹ׃'u.ZoH5797.

5Beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him wentH3212the pestilenceדָּ֑בֶרDa.verH1698,and burning coalsרֶ֖שֶׁףRe.shefH7565went forthוְיֵצֵ֥אve.ye.Tze'H3318at his feetלְרַגְלָֽיו׃le.rag.LavH7272.

6He stoodעָמַ֣ד׀'a.MadH5975,and measuredוַיְמֹ֣דֶדvay.Mo.dedH4128the earthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776:he beheldרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200,and drove asunderוַיַּתֵּ֣רvai.ya.TerH5425the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471;and the everlastingעַ֔ד'AdH5703mountainsהַרְרֵי־ha.rei-H2042were scatteredוַיִּתְפֹּֽצְצוּ֙vai.yit.po.tze.TzuH6327,the perpetualעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769hillsגִּבְע֣וֹתgiv.'otH1389did bowשַׁח֖וּsha.ChuH7817:his waysהֲלִיכ֥וֹתha.li.KhotH1979areeverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769.

7I sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the tentsאָהֳלֵ֣י'o.ho.LeiH168of Cushanכוּשָׁ֑ןkhu.ShanH3572in afflictionאָ֔וֶן'A.venH205: andthe curtainsיְרִיע֖וֹתye.ri.'otH3407of the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃ סmid.YanH4080did trembleיִרְגְּז֕וּןyir.ge.ZunH7264.

8Was the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068displeasedחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734against the riversהֲבִנְהָרִים֙ha.vin.ha.RimH5104? wasthine angerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639against the riversבַּנְּהָרִים֙ba.ne.ha.RimH5104? wasthy wrathעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ'ev.ra.Te.khaH5678against the seaבַּיָּ֖םbai.YamH3220,that thou didst rideתִרְכַּב֙tir.KavH7392upon thine horsesסוּסֶ֔יךָsu.Sei.khaH5483andthy chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֶ֖יךָmar.ke.vo.Tei.khaH4818of salvationיְשׁוּעָֽה׃ye.shu.'AhH3444?

9Thy bowקַשְׁתֶּ֔ךָkash.Te.chaH7198was made quiteעֶרְיָ֤ה'er.YahH6181nakedתֵעוֹר֙te.'OrH5783, accordingto the oathsשְׁבֻע֥וֹתshe.vu.'otH7621of the tribesמַטּ֖וֹתma.TotH4294, even thywordאֹ֣מֶר'O.merH562.Selahסֶ֑לָהSe.lahH5542.Thou didst cleaveתְּבַקַּע־te.va.ka'-H1234the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776with riversנְהָר֖וֹתne.ha.RotH5104.

10The mountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022sawרָא֤וּךָra.'U.khaH7200thee, andthey trembledיָחִ֙ילוּ֙ya.Chi.luH2342:the overflowingזֶ֥רֶםZe.remH2230of the waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325passed byעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674:the deepתְּהוֹם֙te.hOmH8415utteredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414his voiceקוֹל֔וֹko.LoH6963, andlifted upנָשָֽׂא׃na.Sa'H5375his handsיָדֵ֥יהוּya.Dei.huH3027on highר֖וֹםRomH7315.

11The sunשֶׁ֥מֶשׁShe.meshH8121andmoonיָרֵ֖חַya.Re.achH3394stood stillעָ֣מַד'A.madH5975in their habitationזְבֻ֑לָהze.Vu.lahH2073:at the lightלְא֤וֹרle.'orH216of thine arrowsחִצֶּ֙יךָ֙chi.Tzei.khaH2671they wentיְהַלֵּ֔כוּye.ha.Le.khuH1980, andat the shiningלְנֹ֖גַהּle.No.gahH5051of thy glitteringבְּרַ֥קbe.RakH1300spearחֲנִיתֶֽךָ׃cha.ni.Te.khaH2595.

12Thou didst march throughתִּצְעַד־titz.'ad-H6805the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776in indignationבְּזַ֖עַםbe.Za.'amH2195,thou didst threshתָּד֥וּשׁta.DushH1758the heathenגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471in angerבְּאַ֖ףbe.'AfH639.

13Thou wentest forthיָצָ֙אתָ֙ya.Tza.taH3318for the salvationלְיֵ֣שַׁעle.Ye.sha'H3468of thy peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971, evenfor salvationלְיֵ֖שַׁעle.Ye.sha'H3468with thine anointedמְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָme.shi.Che.khaH4899;thou woundedstמָחַ֤צְתָּma.Chatz.taH4272the headרֹּאשׁ֙roShH7218out of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,by discoveringעָר֛וֹתa.RotH6168the foundationיְס֥וֹדye.SodH3247unto the neckצַוָּ֖ארtza.VarH6677.Selahסֶֽלָה׃ פSe.lahH5542.

14Thou didst strike throughנָקַ֤בְתָּna.Kav.taH5344with his stavesבְמַטָּיו֙ve.ma.TavH4294the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of his villagesפְּרָזָ֔יוpe.ra.zovH6518:they came out as a whirlwindיִסְעֲר֖וּyis.'a.RuH5590to scatterלַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִיla.ha.fi.Tze.niH6327me: their rejoicingעֲלִ֣יצֻתָ֔ם'a.Li.tzu.TamH5951wasas to devourלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398the poorעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041secretlyבַּמִּסְתָּֽר׃ba.mis.TarH4565.

15Thou didst walkדָּרַ֥כְתָּda.Rakh.taH1869through the seaבַיָּ֖םvai.YamH3220with thine horsesסוּסֶ֑יךָsu.Sei.khaH5483, throughthe heapחֹ֖מֶרCho.merH2563of greatרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

16When I heardשָׁמַ֣עְתִּי׀sha.Ma'.tiH8085,my bellyבִּטְנִ֗יbit.NiH990trembledוַתִּרְגַּ֣זva.tir.GazH7264;my lipsשְׂפָתַ֔יse.fa.TaiH8193quiveredצָלֲל֣וּtza.la.LuH6750at the voiceלְקוֹל֙le.kOlH6963:rottennessרָקָ֛בra.KavH7538enteredיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935into my bonesבַּעֲצָמַ֖יba.'a.tza.MaiH6106,and I trembledאֶרְגָּ֑ז'er.GazH7264in myself, that I might restאָנ֙וּחַ֙'a.Nu.achH5117in the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of troubleצָרָ֔הtza.RahH6869:when he cometh upלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927unto the peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971,he will invade them with his troopsיְגוּדֶֽנּוּ׃ye.gu.De.nuH1464.

17Although the fig treeתְאֵנָ֣הte.'e.NahH8384shall not blossomתִפְרָ֗חtif.RachH6524, neither shallfruitיְבוּל֙ye.VulH2981bein the vinesבַּגְּפָנִ֔יםba.ge.fa.NimH1612;the labourמַעֲשֵׂה־ma.'a.seh-H4639of the oliveזַ֔יִתZa.yitH2132shall failכִּחֵשׁ֙ki.CheshH3584,and the fieldsוּשְׁדֵמ֖וֹתu.she.de.MotH7709shall yieldעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213no meatאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400;the flockצֹ֔אןTzonH6629shall be cut offגָּזַ֤רga.ZarH1504from the foldמִמִּכְלָה֙mi.mikh.LahH4356, and there shall beno herdבָּקָ֖רba.KarH1241in the stallsבָּרְפָתִֽים׃ba.re.fa.TimH7517:

18Yet I will rejoiceאֶעְל֑וֹזָה'e'.Lo.zahH5937in the Lordבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068,I will joyאָגִ֖ילָה'a.Gi.lahH1523in the Godבֵּאלֹהֵ֥יbe.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיִשְׁעִֽי׃yish.'IH3468.

19The Lordיְהוִ֤הּYah.wehH3069Godאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136ismy strengthחֵילִ֔יchei.LiH2428,and he will makeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760my feetרַגְלַי֙rag.LaiH7272like hinds’כָּֽאַיָּל֔וֹתka.'ai.ya.LotH355feet,and he will make me to walkיַדְרִכֵ֑נִיyad.ri.Khe.niH1869upon mine high placesבָּמוֹתַ֖יba.mo.TaiH1116.To the chief singerלַמְנַצֵּ֖חַlam.na.Tze.achH5329on my stringed instrumentsבִּנְגִינוֹתָֽי׃bin.gi.no.TaiH5058.

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