New American Standard Bible 1995

Habakkuk 2:5-8

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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