Revised Literal Translation

Habakkuk 2:12-14

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?

14For the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be filledתִּמָּלֵ֣אti.ma.Le'H4390with the knowledgeלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045of the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,as the watersכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325coverיְכַסּ֥וּye.kha.SuH3680the seaיָֽם׃ סYamH3220.

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