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Habakkuk 1:7-12

7They areterribleאָיֹ֥ם'a.YomH366and dreadfulוְנוֹרָ֖אve.no.Ra'H3372:their judgmentמִשְׁפָּט֥וֹmish.pa.ToH4941and their dignityוּשְׂאֵת֖וֹu.se.'e.ToH7613shall proceedיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318of themselves.

8Their horsesסוּסָ֗יוsu.SavH5483also are swifterוְקַלּ֨וּve.ka.LuH7043than the leopardsמִנְּמֵרִ֜יםmi.ne.me.RimH5246,and are more fierceוְחַדּוּ֙ve.cha.DuH2300than the eveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153wolvesמִזְּאֵ֣בֵיmi.ze.'E.veiH2061:and their horsemenפָּֽרָשָׁ֑יוpa.ra.ShavH6571shall spreadוּפָ֖שׁוּu.Fa.shuH6335themselves, and their horsemenוּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙u.fa.ra.ShavH6571shall comeיָבֹ֔אוּya.Vo.'uH935from farמֵרָח֣וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350;they shall flyיָעֻ֕פוּya.'U.fuH5774as the eagleכְּנֶ֖שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404thathastethחָ֥שׁchashH2363to eatלֶאֱכֽוֹל׃le.'e.KholH398.

9They shall comeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935all for violenceלְחָמָ֣סle.cha.MasH2555:their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.HemH6440shall sup upמְגַמַּ֥תme.ga.MatH4041asthe east windקָדִ֑ימָהka.Di.mahH6921,and they shall gatherוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622the captivityשֶֽׁבִי׃She.viH7628as the sandכַּח֖וֹלka.CholH2344.

10And they shall scoffיִתְקַלָּ֔סyit.ka.LasH7046at the kingsבַּמְּלָכִ֣יםba.me.la.KhimH4428,and the princesוְרֹזְנִ֖יםve.ro.ze.NimH7336shall be a scornמִשְׂחָ֣קmis.ChakH4890unto them: they shall derideיִשְׂחָ֔קyis.ChakH7832every strong holdמִבְצָ֣רmiv.TzarH4013;for they shall heapוַיִּצְבֹּ֥רvai.yitz.BorH6651dustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083,and takeוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it.

11Then shall hismindר֛וּחַRu.achH7307changeחָלַ֥ףcha.LafH2498,and he shall pass overוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674,and offendוְאָשֵׁ֑םve.'a.ShemH816, imputingthisז֥וּzuH2098his powerכֹח֖וֹkho.ChoH3581unto his godלֵאלֹהֽוֹ׃le.lo.HoH433.

12Artthou not from everlastingמִקֶּ֗דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,O Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430,mine Holy Oneקְדֹשִׁ֖יke.do.ShiH6918?we shall not dieנָמ֑וּתna.MutH4191.O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,thou hast ordainedשַׂמְתּ֔וֹsam.ToH7760them for judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּ֣טle.mish.PatH4941;and, O mighty Godוְצ֖וּרve.TzurH6697,thou hast establishedיְסַדְתּֽוֹ׃ye.sad.ToH3245them for correctionלְהוֹכִ֥יחַle.ho.Khi.achH3198.

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