New American Standard Bible 1995

Habakkuk 2:2-8

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.

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