Revised Literal Translation

Habakkuk 1:2-4

2O Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,how long shall I cryשִׁוַּ֖עְתִּיshi.Va'.tiH7768,and thou wilt not hearתִשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'H8085! evencry outאֶזְעַ֥ק'ez.'AkH2199unto thee ofviolenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555,and thou wilt not saveתוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃to.Shi.a'H3467!

3Why dost thou shewתַרְאֵ֤נִיtar.'E.niH7200me iniquityאָ֙וֶן֙'a.venH205, and cause meto beholdתַּבִּ֔יטta.BitH5027grievanceוְעָמָ֣לve.'a.MalH5999?for spoilingוְשֹׁ֥דve.ShodH7701and violenceוְחָמָ֖סve.cha.MasH2555are before me: and there are thatraise upיִשָּֽׂא׃yi.Sa'H5375strifeרִ֦יבrivH7379and contentionוּמָד֖וֹןu.ma.DonH4066.

4Therefore the lawתּוֹרָ֔הto.RahH8451is slackedתָּפ֣וּגta.FugH6313,and judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941doth neverלָנֶ֖צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331go forthיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318:for the wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563doth compassמַכְתִּ֣ירmakh.TirH3803about the righteousהַצַּדִּ֔יקha.tza.DikH6662;therefore wrongמְעֻקָּֽל׃me.'u.KalH6127judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941proceedethיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318.

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