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Habakkuk 2:9-14

9Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to him that covetethבֹּצֵ֛עַbo.Tze.a'H1214an evilרָ֖עra'H7451covetousnessבֶּ֥צַעBe.tza'H1215to his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,that he may setלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760his nestקִנּ֔וֹki.NoH7064on highבַּמָּרוֹם֙ba.ma.rOmH4791,that he may be deliveredלְהִנָּצֵ֖לle.hi.na.TzelH5337from the powerמִכַּף־mi.kaf-H3709of evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451!

10Thou hast consultedיָעַ֥צְתָּya.'Atz.taH3289shameבֹּ֖שֶׁתBo.shetH1322to thy houseלְבֵיתֶ֑ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004by cutting offקְצוֹת־ke.tzot-H7096manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971,and hast sinnedוְחוֹטֵ֥אve.cho.Te'H2398againstthy soulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

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?

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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