New American Standard Bible 1995

Habakkuk 1

Chaldeans Used to Punish Judah

1Theoracleהַמַּשָּׂא֙ha.ma.Sa'H4853whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Habakkukחֲבַקּ֖וּקcha.va.KukH2265the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030sawחָזָ֔הcha.ZahH2372.

2Howאָ֧נָה'A.nahH575longעַד־'ad-H5704, O Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,will I callH7768for helpשִׁוַּ֖עְתִּיshi.Va'.tiH7768,And You will not hearתִשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'H8085?I cryאֶזְעַ֥ק'ez.'AkH2199out to You, “Violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555!” Yet You donot saveתוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃to.Shi.a'H3467.

3Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100do You makeH7200meseeתַרְאֵ֤נִיtar.'E.niH7200iniquityאָ֙וֶן֙'a.venH205, And cause meto lookתַּבִּ֔יטta.BitH5027on wickednessוְעָמָ֣לve.'a.MalH5999? Yes,destructionוְשֹׁ֥דve.ShodH7701and violenceוְחָמָ֖סve.cha.MasH2555are beforeלְנֶגְדִּ֑יle.neg.DiH5048me;Strifeרִ֦יבrivH7379existsוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961and contentionוּמָד֖וֹןu.ma.DonH4066arisesיִשָּֽׂא׃yi.Sa'H5375.

4Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651thelawתּוֹרָ֔הto.RahH8451isignoredתָּפ֣וּגta.FugH6313And justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941is neverוְלֹֽא־ לָנֶ֖צַחve.lo'- la.Ne.tzachH3808 H5331upheldיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318.For the wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563surroundמַכְתִּ֣ירmakh.TirH3803the righteousהַצַּדִּ֔יקha.tza.DikH6662;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921 H3651justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941comesיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318outpervertedמְעֻקָּֽל׃me.'u.KalH6127.

5“Lookרְא֤וּre.'UH7200among the nationsבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471!Observeוְֽהַבִּ֔יטוּve.ha.Bi.tuH5027!Be astonishedוְהִֽתַּמְּה֖וּve.hit.ta.me.HuH8539!Wonderתְּמָ֑הוּte.Ma.huH8539!Becauseכִּי־ki-H3588I amdoingפֹּעֵ֣לpo.'ElH6466somethingפֹ֙עַל֙fo.'alH6467in your daysבִּֽימֵיכֶ֔םbi.mei.KhemH3117--You would not believeתַאֲמִ֖ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539ifכִּ֥יkiH3588you were toldיְסֻפָּֽר׃ye.su.ParH5608.

6For beholdH2009, I amraisingמֵקִים֙me.KimH6965up the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778, Thatfierceהַמַּ֣רha.MarH4751and impetuousוְהַנִּמְהָ֑רve.ha.nim.HarH4116peopleהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471Who marchהַֽהוֹלֵךְ֙ha.ho.leKhH1980throughoutלְמֶרְחֲבֵי־le.mer.cha.vei-H4800the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776Toseizeלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423dwellingH4908placesH4908which are not theirs.

7They are dreadedאָיֹ֥ם'a.YomH366andfearedוְנוֹרָ֖אve.no.Ra'H3372; Theirjusticeמִשְׁפָּט֥וֹmish.pa.ToH4941andauthorityוּשְׂאֵת֖וֹu.se.'e.ToH7613originateיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318with themselves.

8Theirhorsesסוּסָ֗יוsu.SavH5483are swifterוְקַלּ֨וּve.ka.LuH7043thanH4480leopardsמִנְּמֵרִ֜יםmi.ne.me.RimH5246Andkeenerוְחַדּוּ֙ve.cha.DuH2300thanH4480wolvesמִזְּאֵ֣בֵיmi.ze.'E.veiH2061in the eveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153. Theirhorsemenפָּֽרָשָׁ֑יוpa.ra.ShavH6571comeיָבֹ֔אוּya.Vo.'uH935gallopingוּפָ֖שׁוּu.Fa.shuH6335,Their horsemenוּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙u.fa.ra.ShavH6571comeH935from afarמֵרָח֣וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350;They flyיָעֻ֕פוּya.'U.fuH5774like aneagleכְּנֶ֖שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404swoopingחָ֥שׁchashH2363downto devourלֶאֱכֽוֹל׃le.'e.KholH398.

9Allכֻּלֹּה֙ku.LohH3605of them comeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935for violenceלְחָמָ֣סle.cha.MasH2555.Their hordeמְגַמַּ֥תme.ga.MatH4041offacesפְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.HemH6440movesforwardקָדִ֑ימָהka.Di.mahH6921.They collectוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622captivesשֶֽׁבִי׃She.viH7628like sandכַּח֖וֹלka.CholH2344.

10Theymockיִתְקַלָּ֔סyit.ka.LasH7046at kingsבַּמְּלָכִ֣יםba.me.la.KhimH4428And rulersוְרֹזְנִ֖יםve.ro.ze.NimH7336are a laughingמִשְׂחָ֣קmis.ChakH4890matter to them. Theylaughיִשְׂחָ֔קyis.ChakH7832at everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605fortressמִבְצָ֣רmiv.TzarH4013Andheapוַיִּצְבֹּ֥רvai.yitz.BorH6651up rubbleעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083to captureוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it.

11Thenאָ֣ז'azH227they will sweepH2498throughH2498like thewindר֛וּחַRu.achH7307and passוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674on.But they will be heldH816guiltyוְאָשֵׁ֑םve.'a.ShemH816,They whoseז֥וּzuH2098strengthכֹח֖וֹkho.ChoH3581is their godלֵאלֹהֽוֹ׃le.lo.HoH433.”

12Are You not fromeverlastingמִקֶּ֗דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,O Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068,my Godאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430,my Holyקְדֹשִׁ֖יke.do.ShiH6918OneH6918?We will not dieנָמ֑וּתna.MutH4191.You, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, haveappointedשַׂמְתּ֔וֹsam.ToH7760them to judgeלְמִשְׁפָּ֣טle.mish.PatH4941; And You, ORockוְצ֖וּרve.TzurH6697,have establishedיְסַדְתּֽוֹ׃ye.sad.ToH3245them to correctלְהוֹכִ֥יחַle.ho.Khi.achH3198.

13Youreyesעֵינַ֙יִם֙'ei.Na.yimH5869are tooH4480pureH2889toapproveמֵרְא֣וֹתme.re.'otH7200evilרָ֔עRa'H7451,And You canתוּכָ֑לtu.KhalH3201not lookוְהַבִּ֥יטve.ha.BitH5027on wickednessעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999with favor.Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100do Youlookתַבִּיט֙ta.BitH5027with favorOn those who dealH898treacherouslyH898? Why are Yousilentתַּחֲרִ֕ישׁta.cha.RishH2790when the wickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563swallowבְּבַלַּ֥עbe.va.La'H1104upThose moreמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662thanH4480they?

14Whyhave You madeוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הva.ta.'a.SehH6213menאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120like the fishכִּדְגֵ֣יkid.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220,Like creepingH7431thingsכְּרֶ֖מֶשׂke.Re.mesH7431withoutלֹא־lo'-H3808a rulerמֹשֵׁ֥לmo.ShelH4910over them?

15The Chaldeansbringהֵֽעֲלָ֔הhe.'a.LahH5927allכֻּלֹּה֙ku.LohH3605of them up with a hookבְּחַכָּ֣הbe.cha.KahH2443,DragH1641them awayיְגֹרֵ֣הוּye.go.Re.huH1641with their netבְחֶרְמ֔וֹve.cher.MoH2764,And gatherוְיַאַסְפֵ֖הוּve.ya.'as.Fe.huH622them together in their fishingבְּמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹbe.mikh.mar.ToH4365netH4365.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651they rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֥חyis.MachH8055and are gladוְיָגִֽיל׃ve.ya.GilH1523.

16Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651they offerH2076a sacrificeH2076to their netלְחֶרְמ֔וֹle.cher.MoH2764AndburnH6999incenseH6999to their fishingלְמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹle.mikh.mar.ToH4365netH4365;Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588throughtheseH1992thingsH1992theircatchחֶלְק֔וֹchel.KoH2506islargeשָׁמֵ֣ןsha.MenH8082,And their foodוּמַאֲכָל֖וֹu.ma.'a.kha.LoH3978isplentifulבְּרִאָֽה׃be.ri.'AhH1277.

17Will they thereforeהַ֥עַל כֵּ֖ןHa.'al kenH5921 H3651emptyH7385theirnetחֶרְמ֑וֹcher.MoH2764And continuallyוְתָמִ֛ידve.ta.MidH8548slayלַהֲרֹ֥גla.ha.RogH2026nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808sparingיַחְמֽוֹל׃ סyach.MolH2550?

Chaldeans Used to Punish Judah

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