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Habakkuk 2:1-4

1I willstandאֶעֱמֹ֔דָה'e.'e.Mo.dahH5975at my guardH4931postמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣יmish.mar.TiH4931And stationוְאֶֽתְיַצְּבָ֖הve.'et.ya.tze.VahH3320myself on the watchtowerמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4692; And I willkeepH6822watchוַאֲצַפֶּ֗הva.'a.tza.PehH6822to seeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200whatמַה־mah-H4100He will sayיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696to me,And howוּמָ֥הu.MahH4100I may replyאָשִׁ֖יב'a.ShivH7725whenH5921I am reprimandedתּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃to.khach.TiH8433.

2Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068answeredוַיַּעֲנֵ֤נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Writeכְּת֣וֹבke.TovH3789downH3789the visionחָז֔וֹןcha.ZonH2377And inscribeH874itclearlyH874on tabletsהַלֻּח֑וֹתha.lu.ChotH3871,Soלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616one whoreadsק֥וֹרֵאKo.re'H7121it may runיָר֖וּץya.RutzH7323.

3For the visionחָזוֹן֙cha.zOnH2377is yetע֤וֹדodH5750for theappointedH4150timeלַמּוֹעֵ֔דla.mo.'EdH4150; Ithurriesוְיָפֵ֥חַve.ya.Fe.achH6315toward the goalלַקֵּ֖ץla.KetzH7093and it will notfailיְכַזֵּ֑בye.kha.ZevH3576.Thoughאִם־'im-H518it delaysיִתְמַהְמָהּ֙yit.mah.MahH4102,waitחַכֵּה־cha.keh-H2442for it;For it will certainlyבֹ֥אvo'H935comeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935, itwill not delayיְאַחֵֽר׃ye.'a.CherH309long.

4“Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, as for theimpudentעֻפְּלָ֔ה'u.pe.LahH6075one,His soulנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315isH3474not rightH3474within him; But therighteousוְצַדִּ֖יקve.tza.DikH6662oneH6662will liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421by hisfaithבֶּאֱמוּנָת֥וֹbe.'e.mu.na.ToH530.

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