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Habakkuk 1:7-12

7They are terrifyingאָיֹ֥ם'a.YomH366andfearedוְנוֹרָ֖אve.no.Ra'H3372; Theirjusticeמִשְׁפָּט֥וֹmish.pa.ToH4941andauthorityוּשְׂאֵת֖וֹu.se.'e.ToH7613originateיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318with themselves.

8Theirhorsesסוּסָ֗יוsu.SavH5483areH7043fasterH7043thanH4480leopardsמִנְּמֵרִ֜יםmi.ne.me.RimH5246,And quickerוְחַדּוּ֙ve.cha.DuH2300thanH4480wolvesמִזְּאֵ֣בֵיmi.ze.'E.veiH2061in the eveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153. Theirhorsemenפָּֽרָשָׁ֑יוpa.ra.ShavH6571chargeH6335alongH6335, Theirhorsemenוּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙u.fa.ra.ShavH6571comeיָבֹ֔אוּya.Vo.'uH935from afarמֵרָח֣וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350;They flyיָעֻ֕פוּya.'U.fuH5774like aneagleכְּנֶ֖שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404swoopingH2363downH2363to devourלֶאֱכֽוֹל׃le.'e.KholH398.

9Allכֻּלֹּה֙ku.LohH3605of them comeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935for violenceלְחָמָ֣סle.cha.MasH2555.Their hordeמְגַמַּ֥תme.ga.MatH4041offacesפְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.HemH6440movesH6923forwardH6923.They gatherוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622captivesשֶֽׁבִי׃She.viH7628like sandכַּח֖וֹלka.CholH2344.

10TheymakeH7046funH7046of kingsבַּמְּלָכִ֣יםba.me.la.KhimH4428,And dignitariesוְרֹזְנִ֖יםve.ro.ze.NimH7336are an object oflaughterמִשְׂחָ֣קmis.ChakH4890to them. Theylaughיִשְׂחָ֔קyis.ChakH7832at everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605fortressמִבְצָ֣רmiv.TzarH4013, Thenheapוַיִּצְבֹּ֥רvai.yitz.BorH6651upH6651dirtעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083andcaptureוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it.

11Thenאָ֣ז'azH227they flyH2498alongH2498like thewindר֛וּחַRu.achH7307and passH5674onH5674.But they will be heldH816guiltyוְאָשֵׁ֑םve.'a.ShemH816,They whoseז֥וּzuH2098strengthכֹח֖וֹkho.ChoH3581is their godלֵאלֹהֽוֹ׃le.lo.HoH433.”

12Are You not fromtimeH6924everlastingH6924,Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068,my Godאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430,my Holyקְדֹשִׁ֖יke.do.ShiH6918OneH6918?We will not dieנָמ֑וּתna.MutH4191.You, Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, haveappointedשַׂמְתּ֔וֹsam.ToH7760them to deliverjudgmentלְמִשְׁפָּ֣טle.mish.PatH4941; And You, ORockוְצ֖וּרve.TzurH6697,have destinedיְסַדְתּֽוֹ׃ye.sad.ToH3245them to punishלְהוֹכִ֥יחַle.ho.Khi.achH3198.

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