New American Standard Bible 2020

Habakkuk 3:2-16

2Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, I haveheardשָׁמַ֣עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the reportשִׁמְעֲךָ֮shim.'a.KhaH8088about You, andI wasH3372afraidH3372.Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,reviveחַיֵּ֔יהוּchai.Yei.huH2421Your workפָּֽעָלְךָ֙pa.'a.le.KhaH6467in the midstבְּקֶ֤רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141,In the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141makeתּוֹדִ֑יעַto.Di.a'H3045itknownH3045.In angerבְּרֹ֖גֶזbe.Ro.gezH7267rememberתִּזְכּֽוֹר׃tiz.KorH2142mercyרַחֵ֥םra.ChemH7355.

3Godאֱל֙וֹהַ֙'e.Lo.haH433comesיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935fromTemanמִתֵּימָ֣ןmi.tei.ManH8487,And the Holyוְקָד֥וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918OneH6918from Mountמֵֽהַר־me.har-H2022Paranפָּארָ֖ןpa.RanH6290.Selahסֶ֑לָהSe.lahH5542Hissplendorהוֹד֔וֹho.DoH1935coversכִּסָּ֤הki.SahH3680the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064, And theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776is fullמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390of His praiseוּתְהִלָּת֖וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416.

4Hisradianceוְנֹ֙גַהּ֙ve.No.gahH5051is like the sunlightכָּא֣וֹרka.'orH216;He has raysקַרְנַ֥יִםkar.Na.yimH7161flashingfrom His handמִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,And the hidingחֶבְי֥וֹןchev.YonH2253of Hismightעֻזּֽוֹ׃'u.ZoH5797is thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033.

5Beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440Him goesיֵ֣לֶךְYe.lekhH1980plagueדָּ֑בֶרDa.verH1698, Andplagueרֶ֖שֶׁףRe.shefH7565comesH3318forthH3318afterלְרַגְלָֽיו׃le.rag.LavH7272Him.

6He stoodעָמַ֣ד׀'a.MadH5975and causedH4128the earthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776toH4128shudderH4128;He lookedרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200andcausedH5425the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471toH5425jumpH5425.Yes, the everlastingעַ֔ד'AdH5703mountainsH2022were shatteredH6483,The ancientעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769hillsגִּבְע֣וֹתgiv.'otH1389collapsedשַׁח֖וּsha.ChuH7817.His pathsהֲלִיכ֥וֹתha.li.KhotH1979areeverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769.

7I sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the tentsאָהֳלֵ֣י'o.ho.LeiH168of Cushanכוּשָׁ֑ןkhu.ShanH3572underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478distressאָ֔וֶן'A.venH205,The tentיְרִיע֖וֹתye.ri.'otH3407curtainsH3407of the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃ סmid.YanH4080were tremblingיִרְגְּז֕וּןyir.ge.ZunH7264.

8Did the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068rageחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734against theriversהֲבִנְהָרִים֙ha.vin.ha.RimH5104,Orאִ֤ם'imH518wasYour angerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639against the riversבַּנְּהָרִים֙ba.ne.ha.RimH5104,Orאִם־'im-H518wasYour rageעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ'ev.ra.Te.khaH5678against theseaבַּיָּ֖םbai.YamH3220, That Yourodeתִרְכַּב֙tir.KavH7392on Your horsesסוּסֶ֔יךָsu.Sei.khaH5483, On Yourchariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֶ֖יךָmar.ke.vo.Tei.khaH4818of salvationיְשׁוּעָֽה׃ye.shu.'AhH3444?

9You removedH6168Yourbowקַשְׁתֶּ֔ךָkash.Te.chaH7198from its holder,The arrowsמַטּ֖וֹתma.TotH4294of Yourwordאֹ֣מֶר'O.merH562wereswornשְׁבֻע֥וֹתshe.vu.'otH7621.Selahסֶ֑לָהSe.lahH5542Youdividedתְּבַקַּע־te.va.ka'-H1234the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776with riversנְהָר֖וֹתne.ha.RotH5104.

10The mountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022sawרָא֤וּךָra.'U.khaH7200You andquakedיָחִ֙ילוּ֙ya.Chi.luH2342;The downpourזֶ֥רֶםZe.remH2230of watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325sweptH5674byH5674.The deepתְּהוֹם֙te.hOmH8415raisedנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414its voiceקוֹל֔וֹko.LoH6963,It liftedנָשָֽׂא׃na.Sa'H5375highר֖וֹםRomH7315its handsיָדֵ֥יהוּya.Dei.huH3027.

11Sunשֶׁ֥מֶשׁShe.meshH8121andmoonיָרֵ֖חַya.Re.achH3394stoodעָ֣מַד'A.madH5975in their loftyזְבֻ֑לָהze.Vu.lahH2073placesH2073;They wentיְהַלֵּ֔כוּye.ha.Le.khuH1980away at thelightלְא֤וֹרle.'orH216of Your arrowsחִצֶּ֙יךָ֙chi.Tzei.khaH2671,At the radianceלְנֹ֖גַהּle.No.gahH5051of Your flashingבְּרַ֥קbe.RakH1300spearחֲנִיתֶֽךָ׃cha.ni.Te.khaH2595.

12In indignationבְּזַ֖עַםbe.Za.'amH2195Youmarchedתִּצְעַד־titz.'ad-H6805through the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;In angerבְּאַ֖ףbe.'AfH639Youtrampledתָּד֥וּשׁta.DushH1758the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

13You wentH3318forthH3318for thesalvationלְיֵ֣שַׁעle.Ye.sha'H3468of Your peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,For the salvationלְיֵ֖שַׁעle.Ye.sha'H3468of Youranointedמְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָme.shi.Che.khaH4899.You smashedמָחַ֤צְתָּma.Chatz.taH4272theheadרֹּאשׁ֙roShH7218of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of evilרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563To uncoverעָר֛וֹתa.RotH6168him fromfootיְס֥וֹדye.SodH3247to neckצַוָּ֖ארtza.VarH6677.Selahסֶֽלָה׃ פSe.lahH5542

14You piercedנָקַ֤בְתָּna.Kav.taH5344with his ownarrowsבְמַטָּיו֙ve.ma.TavH4294The headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of hisleadersפְּרָזָ֔יוpe.ra.zovH6518. Theystormedיִסְעֲר֖וּyis.'a.RuH5590inH5590to scatterלַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִיla.ha.fi.Tze.niH6327us;Their arroganceעֲלִ֣יצֻתָ֔ם'a.Li.tzu.TamH5951waslikeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644those Whodevourלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398the oppressedעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041in secretבַּמִּסְתָּֽר׃ba.mis.TarH4565.

15Youtrampledדָּרַ֥כְתָּda.Rakh.taH1869on the seaבַיָּ֖םvai.YamH3220with Your horsesסוּסֶ֑יךָsu.Sei.khaH5483, On thefoamחֹ֖מֶרCho.merH2563of manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

16I heardשָׁמַ֣עְתִּי׀sha.Ma'.tiH8085, and myinnerH990partsH990trembledוַתִּרְגַּ֣זva.tir.GazH7264;At the soundלְקוֹל֙le.kOlH6963,my lipsשְׂפָתַ֔יse.fa.TaiH8193quiveredצָלֲל֣וּtza.la.LuH6750.Decayרָקָ֛בra.KavH7538entersיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935mybonesבַּעֲצָמַ֖יba.'a.tza.MaiH6106,And inH8478my placeH8478I trembleאֶרְגָּ֑ז'er.GazH7264;Becauseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I mustwaitH5117quietlyH5117for the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of distressצָרָ֔הtza.RahH6869, For thepeopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971to ariseלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927whowill attackיְגוּדֶֽנּוּ׃ye.gu.De.nuH1464us.

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