Revised Literal Translation

Habakkuk 2:15-18

15Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945unto him that giveth his neighbourרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453drinkמַשְׁקֵ֣הmash.KehH8248,that puttestמְסַפֵּ֥חַme.sa.Pe.achH5596thy bottleH2573to him, and makest himdrunkenשַׁכֵּ֑רsha.KerH7937also, that thou mayest lookהַבִּ֖יטha.BitH5027on their nakednessמְעוֹרֵיהֶֽם׃me.'o.rei.HemH4589!

16Thou art filledשָׂבַ֤עְתָּsa.Va'.taH7646with shameקָלוֹן֙ka.lOnH7036for gloryמִכָּב֔וֹדmi.ka.VodH3519:drinkשְׁתֵ֥הshe.TehH8354thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncoveredוְהֵֽעָרֵ֑לve.he.'a.RelH6188:the cupכּ֚וֹסKosH3563of Yhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068right handיְמִ֣יןye.MinH3225shall be turnedתִּסּ֣וֹבti.SovH5437unto thee, and shameful spewingוְקִיקָל֖וֹןve.ki.ka.LonH7022shall beon thy gloryכְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ke.vo.De.khaH3519.

17For the violenceחֲמַ֤סcha.MasH2555of Lebanonלְבָנוֹן֙le.va.nOnH3844shall coverיְכַסֶּ֔ךָּye.kha.Se.kaH3680thee, and the spoilוְשֹׁ֥דve.ShodH7701of beastsבְּהֵמ֖וֹתbe.he.MotH929, whichmade them afraidיְחִיתַ֑ןye.chi.TanH2865,because of men’sאָדָם֙'a.DamH120bloodמִדְּמֵ֤יmi.de.MeiH1818,and for the violenceוַחֲמַס־va.cha.mas-H2555of the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,of the cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151,and of all that dwellיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427therein.

18What profitethהוֹעִ֣ילho.'IlH3276the graven imageפֶּ֗סֶלPe.selH6459that the makerיֹֽצְר֔וֹyo.tze.RoH3335thereof hath gravenפְסָלוֹ֙fe.sa.LoH6458it; the molten imageמַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.KhahH4541,and a teacherוּמ֣וֹרֶהu.Mo.rehH3384of liesשָּׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267,that the makerיֹצֵ֤רyo.TzerH3335of his workיִצְרוֹ֙yitz.RoH3336trustethבָטַ֞חva.TachH982therein, to makeלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213dumbאִלְּמִֽים׃ ס'i.le.MimH483idolsאֱלִילִ֥ים'e.li.LimH457?

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