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Habakkuk 1:13-17

13Youreyesעֵינַ֙יִם֙'ei.Na.yimH5869are tooH4480pureH2889to lookמֵרְא֣וֹתme.re.'otH7200at evilרָ֔עRa'H7451,And You cannotלֹ֣א תוּכָ֑לlo' tu.KhalH3201 H3808lookוְהַבִּ֥יטve.ha.BitH5027at harmעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999favorably.Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100do Youlookתַבִּיט֙ta.BitH5027favorablyAt those who dealH898treacherouslyH898? WhyareH2790Yousilentתַּחֲרִ֕ישׁta.cha.RishH2790when the wickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563swallowבְּבַלַּ֥עbe.va.La'H1104upH1104Those moreמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662thanH4480they?

14Whyhave You madeוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הva.ta.'a.SehH6213peopleאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120like the fishכִּדְגֵ֣יkid.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220,Like crawlingH7431thingsכְּרֶ֖מֶשׂke.Re.mesH7431that have noלֹא־lo'-H3808rulerמֹשֵׁ֥לmo.ShelH4910over them?

15The ChaldeansbringH5927allכֻּלֹּה֙ku.LohH3605of them upH5927with a hookבְּחַכָּ֣הbe.cha.KahH2443,DragH1641them awayיְגֹרֵ֣הוּye.go.Re.huH1641with their netבְחֶרְמ֔וֹve.cher.MoH2764,And gatherוְיַאַסְפֵ֖הוּve.ya.'as.Fe.huH622them togetherH622in their fishingבְּמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹbe.mikh.mar.ToH4365netH4365.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651they rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֥חyis.MachH8055and areH1523joyfulH1523.

16Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651they offerH2076aH2076sacrificeH2076to 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.MoH2764,And continuallyוְתָמִ֛ידve.ta.MidH8548slayלַהֲרֹ֥גla.ha.RogH2026nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808sparingיַחְמֽוֹל׃ סyach.MolH2550?

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