Revised Literal Translation

Habakkuk 2:11-13

11For the stoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68shall cry outתִּזְעָ֑קtiz.'AkH2199of the wallמִקִּ֣ירmi.KirH7023,and the beam outוְכָפִ֖יסve.kha.FisH3714of the timberמֵעֵ֥ץme.'EtzH6086shall answerיַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פya.'a.Ne.nahH6030it.

12Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to him that buildethבֹּנֶ֥הbo.NehH1129a townעִ֖יר'irH5892with bloodבְּדָמִ֑יםbe.da.MimH1818,and stablishethוְכוֹנֵ֥ןve.kho.NenH3559a cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151by iniquityבְּעַוְלָֽה׃be.'av.LahH5766!

13Behold, is itnot of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635that the peopleעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971shall labourוְיִֽיגְע֤וּve.yi.ge.'UH3021in the veryבְּדֵי־be.dei-H1767fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784,and the peopleוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816shall wearyיִעָֽפוּ׃yi.'A.fuH3286themselves for veryבְּדֵי־be.dei-H1767vanityרִ֥יקrikH7385?

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