New American Standard Bible 1995

Habakkuk 2

God Answers the Prophet

1I willstandאֶעֱמֹ֔דָה'e.'e.Mo.dahH5975on my guardH4931postמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣יmish.mar.TiH4931And stationוְאֶֽתְיַצְּבָ֖הve.'et.ya.tze.VahH3320myself on the rampartמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4692; And I willkeepH6822watchוַאֲצַפֶּ֗הva.'a.tza.PehH6822to seeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200whatמַה־mah-H4100He will speakיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696to me,And howוּמָ֥הu.MahH4100I may replyאָשִׁ֖יב'a.ShivH7725whenH5921I am reprovedתּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃to.khach.TiH8433.

2Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068answeredוַיַּעֲנֵ֤נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Recordכְּת֣וֹבke.TovH3789the visionחָז֔וֹןcha.ZonH2377And inscribeוּבָאֵ֖רu.va.'ErH874iton tabletsהַלֻּח֑וֹתha.lu.ChotH3871, That the one whoreadsק֥וֹרֵאKo.re'H7121it may runיָר֖וּץya.RutzH7323.

3For the visionחָזוֹן֙cha.zOnH2377is yetע֤וֹדodH5750for theappointedH4150timeלַמּוֹעֵ֔דla.mo.'EdH4150; Ithastensוְיָפֵ֥חַve.ya.Fe.achH6315toward the goalלַקֵּ֖ץla.KetzH7093and it will notfailיְכַזֵּ֑בye.kha.ZevH3576.Thoughאִם־'im-H518it tarriesיִתְמַהְמָהּ֙yit.mah.MahH4102,waitחַכֵּה־cha.keh-H2442for it;For it will certainlyבֹ֥אvo'H935comeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935, itwill not delayיְאַחֵֽר׃ye.'a.CherH309.

4“Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, as for theproudעֻפְּלָ֔ה'u.pe.LahH6075one,His soulנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315is not rightיָשְׁרָ֥הya.she.RahH3474within him; But therighteousוְצַדִּ֖יקve.tza.DikH6662will liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421by hisfaithבֶּאֱמוּנָת֥וֹbe.'e.mu.na.ToH530.

5Furthermoreוְאַף֙ve.'AfH637,wineהַיַּ֣יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196betraysבּוֹגֵ֔דbo.GedH898thehaughtyיָהִ֖ירya.HirH3093manגֶּ֥בֶרGe.verH1397, So that he does notstayH5115at homeH5115. Heenlargesהִרְחִ֨יבhir.ChivH7337his appetiteנַפְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315like Sheolכִּשְׁא֜וֹלkish.'olH7585,And he is like deathכַמָּ֙וֶת֙kha.Ma.vetH4194,neverH3808satisfiedיִשְׂבָּ֔עyis.Ba'H7646.He also gathersוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622to himself allכָּל־kol-H3605nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471And collectsH622to himself allכָּל־kol-H3605peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

6“Will not allכֻלָּ֗םkhu.LamH3605of theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428takeיִשָּׂ֔אוּyi.Sa.'uH5375up a taunt-songמָשָׁ֣לma.ShalH4912againstH5921him,Even mockeryוּמְלִיצָ֖הu.me.li.TzahH4426andinsinuationsחִיד֣וֹתchi.DotH2420against himAnd sayוְיֹאמַ֗רve.yo.MarH559, ‘Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945to him who increasesהַמַּרְבֶּ֣הha.mar.BehH7235what is not his--For howH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970--And makesH3513himselfrichH3513with loansעַבְטִֽיט׃'av.TitH5671?’

7Will notyour creditorsנֹשְׁכֶ֔יךָno.she.Khei.khaH5391riseיָק֙וּמוּ֙ya.Ku.muH6965up suddenlyפֶ֗תַעFe.ta'H6621, And those whocollectמְזַעְזְעֶ֑יךָme.za'.ze.'Ei.khaH2111from you awakenוְיִקְצ֖וּve.yik.TzuH3364?Indeed, you will becomeוְהָיִ֥יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961plunderלִמְשִׁסּ֖וֹתlim.shi.SotH4933for them.

8BecauseכִּֽיkiH3588you havelootedשַׁלּ֙וֹתָ֙sha.Lo.taH7997manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471,Allכָּל־kol-H3605the remainderיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peoplesעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971will lootיְשָׁלּ֖וּךָye.sha.Lu.khaH7997you--BecauseH4480of humanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120bloodshedמִדְּמֵ֤יmi.de.MeiH1818and violenceוַחֲמַס־va.cha.mas-H2555done to the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,To the townקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its inhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427.

9“Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to him who getsבֹּצֵ֛עַbo.Tze.a'H1214evilרָ֖עra'H7451gainבֶּ֥צַעBe.tza'H1215for his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004Toputלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760his nestקִנּ֔וֹki.NoH7064on highבַּמָּרוֹם֙ba.ma.rOmH4791,To be deliveredלְהִנָּצֵ֖לle.hi.na.TzelH5337from the handמִכַּף־mi.kaf-H3709of calamityרָֽע׃Ra'H7451!

10You have devisedיָעַ֥צְתָּya.'Atz.taH3289ashamefulH1322thingH1322for your houseלְבֵיתֶ֑ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004By cuttingH7096offH7096manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971; So you aresinningוְחוֹטֵ֥אve.cho.Te'H2398against yourselfנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

11Surelyכִּי־ki-H3588thestoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68will cryתִּזְעָ֑קtiz.'AkH2199out from the wallמִקִּ֣ירmi.KirH7023,And the rafterוְכָפִ֖יסve.kha.FisH3714will answerיַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פya.'a.Ne.nahH6030it from theframeworkמֵעֵ֥ץme.'EtzH6086.

12“Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to him whobuildsבֹּנֶ֥הbo.NehH1129a cityעִ֖יר'irH5892with bloodshedבְּדָמִ֑יםbe.da.MimH1818And foundsוְכוֹנֵ֥ןve.kho.NenH3559a townקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151withviolenceH5767!

13Is it not indeedהִנֵּ֔הhi.NehH2009from the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635That peoplesעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971toilוְיִֽיגְע֤וּve.yi.ge.'UH3021for fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784,And nationsוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816growיִעָֽפוּ׃yi.'A.fuH3286wearyH3286for nothingרִ֥יקrikH7385?

14For the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will befilledתִּמָּלֵ֣אti.ma.Le'H4390With the knowledgeלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045of the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,As the watersכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325coverיְכַסּ֥וּye.kha.SuH3680the seaיָֽם׃ סYamH3220.

15“Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945to you who makeyour neighborsרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453drinkמַשְׁקֵ֣הmash.KehH8248,Who mixמְסַפֵּ֥חַme.sa.Pe.achH5596in your venomחֲמָתְךָ֖cha.ma.te.KhaH2534evenוְאַ֣ףve.'AfH637to makeשַׁכֵּ֑רsha.KerH7937themdrunkH7937Soלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616as to lookהַבִּ֖יטha.BitH5027on their nakednessמְעוֹרֵיהֶֽם׃me.'o.rei.HemH4589!

16You will be filledשָׂבַ֤עְתָּsa.Va'.taH7646with disgraceקָלוֹן֙ka.lOnH7036ratherH4480thanH4480honorמִכָּב֔וֹדmi.ka.VodH3519.Nowגַם־gam-H1571you yourselfאַ֖תָּה'A.tahH859drinkשְׁתֵ֥הshe.TehH8354andexposeH6188your ownnakednessH6188. Thecupכּ֚וֹסKosH3563in the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068rightיְמִ֣יןye.MinH3225handH3225will comeH5437aroundH5437to you, AndutterH7022disgraceH7022will comeupon your gloryכְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ke.vo.De.khaH3519.

17For theviolenceחֲמַ֤סcha.MasH2555done to Lebanonלְבָנוֹן֙le.va.nOnH3844willoverwhelmיְכַסֶּ֔ךָּye.kha.Se.kaH3680you,And the devastationוְשֹׁ֥דve.ShodH7701of itsbeastsבְּהֵמ֖וֹתbe.he.MotH929by which you terrifiedיְחִיתַ֑ןye.chi.TanH2865them,BecauseH4480of humanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120bloodshedמִדְּמֵ֤יmi.de.MeiH1818andviolenceוַחֲמַס־va.cha.mas-H2555done to the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,To the townקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its inhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427.

18“Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100profitהוֹעִ֣ילho.'IlH3276is theidolפֶּ֗סֶלPe.selH6459whenH3588its makerיֹֽצְר֔וֹyo.tze.RoH3335has carvedפְסָלוֹ֙fe.sa.LoH6458it, Oran imageמַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.KhahH4541, ateacherוּמ֣וֹרֶהu.Mo.rehH3384of falsehoodשָּׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267? For itsmakerיֹצֵ֤רyo.TzerH3335trustsבָטַ֞חva.TachH982in his ownhandiworkיִצְרוֹ֙yitz.RoH3336When he fashionsלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213speechlessאִלְּמִֽים׃ ס'i.le.MimH483idolsאֱלִילִ֥ים'e.li.LimH457.

19Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to him whosaysאֹמֵ֤ר'o.MerH559to a piece ofwoodלָעֵץ֙la.'EtzH6086, ‘AwakeH7019!’To a muteדּוּמָ֑םdu.MamH1748stoneלְאֶ֣בֶןle.'E.venH68, ‘Ariseע֖וּרִי'U.riH5782!’ And that is yourteacherיוֹרֶ֔הyo.RehH3384?Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,it is overlaidתָּפוּשׂ֙ta.FusH8610withgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,And thereH369isnoH369breathר֖וּחַRu.achH7307at allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605insideבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130it.

20But theLordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068is in His holyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944templeבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964.Let allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776be silentהַ֥סhasH2013beforeמִפָּנָ֖יוmi.pa.NavH4480 H6440Him.”

God Answers the Prophet

Commentaries on Habakkuk 2