New American Standard Bible 1995

Habakkuk 1:6-13

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?

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