Revised Literal Translation

Habakkuk 2:2-8

2And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068answeredוַיַּעֲנֵ֤נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me, and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Writeכְּת֣וֹבke.TovH3789the visionחָז֔וֹןcha.ZonH2377, and make itplainוּבָאֵ֖רu.va.'ErH874upon tabletsהַלֻּח֑וֹתha.lu.ChotH3871,that he may runיָר֖וּץya.RutzH7323that readethק֥וֹרֵאKo.re'H7121it.

3For the visionחָזוֹן֙cha.zOnH2377isyet for an appointed timeלַמּוֹעֵ֔דla.mo.'EdH4150,but at the endלַקֵּ֖ץla.KetzH7093it shall speakוְיָפֵ֥חַve.ya.Fe.achH6315,and not lieיְכַזֵּ֑בye.kha.ZevH3576:though it tarryיִתְמַהְמָהּ֙yit.mah.MahH4102,waitחַכֵּה־cha.keh-H2442for it; because it will surelyבֹ֥אvo'H935comeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935,it will not tarryיְאַחֵֽר׃ye.'a.CherH309.

4Behold, his soulנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315whichis lifted upעֻפְּלָ֔ה'u.pe.LahH6075is not uprightיָשְׁרָ֥הya.she.RahH3474in him: but the justוְצַדִּ֖יקve.tza.DikH6662shall liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421by his faithבֶּאֱמוּנָת֥וֹbe.'e.mu.na.ToH530.

5Yea also, because he transgressethבּוֹגֵ֔דbo.GedH898by wineהַיַּ֣יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196, he isa proudיָהִ֖ירya.HirH3093manגֶּ֥בֶרGe.verH1397,neither keepeth at homeיִנְוֶ֑הyin.VehH5115,who enlargethהִרְחִ֨יבhir.ChivH7337his desireנַפְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315as hellכִּשְׁא֜וֹלkish.'olH7585, and isas deathכַמָּ֙וֶת֙kha.Ma.vetH4194,and cannot be satisfiedיִשְׂבָּ֔עyis.Ba'H7646,but gatherethוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622unto him all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,and heapethוַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץvai.yik.BotzH6908unto him all peopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971:

6Shall not all these take upיִשָּׂ֔אוּyi.Sa.'uH5375a parableמָשָׁ֣לma.ShalH4912against him, and a tauntingוּמְלִיצָ֖הu.me.li.TzahH4426proverbחִיד֣וֹתchi.DotH2420against him, and sayוְיֹאמַ֗רve.yo.MarH559,Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945to him that increasethהַמַּרְבֶּ֣הha.mar.BehH7235that which isnot his! how long? and to him that ladethוּמַכְבִּ֥ידu.makh.BidH3513himself with thick clayעַבְטִֽיט׃'av.TitH5671!

7Shall they not rise upיָק֙וּמוּ֙ya.Ku.muH6965suddenlyפֶ֗תַעFe.ta'H6621that shall biteנֹשְׁכֶ֔יךָno.she.Khei.khaH5391thee, and awakeוְיִקְצ֖וּve.yik.TzuH3364that shall vexמְזַעְזְעֶ֑יךָme.za'.ze.'Ei.khaH2111thee, and thou shalt be for bootiesלִמְשִׁסּ֖וֹתlim.shi.SotH4933unto them?

8Because thou hast spoiledשַׁלּ֙וֹתָ֙sha.Lo.taH7997manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471,all the remnantיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971shall spoilיְשָׁלּ֖וּךָye.sha.Lu.khaH7997thee; because of men’sאָדָם֙'a.DamH120bloodמִדְּמֵ֤יmi.de.MeiH1818, and forthe violenceוַחֲמַס־va.cha.mas-H2555of the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,of the cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151,and of all that dwellיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427therein.

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