Revised Literal Translation

Habakkuk 3:8-15

8Was Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068displeasedחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734against the riversהֲבִנְהָרִים֙ha.vin.ha.RimH5104? wasthine angerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639against the riversבַּנְּהָרִים֙ba.ne.ha.RimH5104? wasthy wrathעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ'ev.ra.Te.khaH5678against the seaבַּיָּ֖םbai.YamH3220,that thou didst rideתִרְכַּב֙tir.KavH7392upon thine horsesסוּסֶ֔יךָsu.Sei.khaH5483andthy chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֶ֖יךָmar.ke.vo.Tei.khaH4818of salvationיְשׁוּעָֽה׃ye.shu.'AhH3444?

9Thy bowקַשְׁתֶּ֔ךָkash.Te.chaH7198was made quiteעֶרְיָ֤ה'er.YahH6181nakedתֵעוֹר֙te.'OrH5783, accordingto the oathsשְׁבֻע֥וֹתshe.vu.'otH7621of the tribesמַטּ֖וֹתma.TotH4294, even thywordאֹ֣מֶר'O.merH562.Selahסֶ֑לָהSe.lahH5542.Thou didst cleaveתְּבַקַּע־te.va.ka'-H1234the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776with riversנְהָר֖וֹתne.ha.RotH5104.

10The mountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022sawרָא֤וּךָra.'U.khaH7200thee, andthey trembledיָחִ֙ילוּ֙ya.Chi.luH2342:the overflowingזֶ֥רֶםZe.remH2230of the waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325passed byעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674:the deepתְּהוֹם֙te.hOmH8415utteredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414his voiceקוֹל֔וֹko.LoH6963, andlifted upנָשָֽׂא׃na.Sa'H5375his handsיָדֵ֥יהוּya.Dei.huH3027on highר֖וֹםRomH7315.

11The sunשֶׁ֥מֶשׁShe.meshH8121andmoonיָרֵ֖חַya.Re.achH3394stood stillעָ֣מַד'A.madH5975in their habitationזְבֻ֑לָהze.Vu.lahH2073:at the lightלְא֤וֹרle.'orH216of thine arrowsחִצֶּ֙יךָ֙chi.Tzei.khaH2671they wentיְהַלֵּ֔כוּye.ha.Le.khuH1980, andat the shiningלְנֹ֖גַהּle.No.gahH5051of thy glitteringבְּרַ֥קbe.RakH1300spearחֲנִיתֶֽךָ׃cha.ni.Te.khaH2595.

12Thou didst march throughתִּצְעַד־titz.'ad-H6805the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776in indignationבְּזַ֖עַםbe.Za.'amH2195,thou didst threshתָּד֥וּשׁta.DushH1758the heathenגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471in angerבְּאַ֖ףbe.'AfH639.

13Thou wentest forthיָצָ֙אתָ֙ya.Tza.taH3318for the salvationלְיֵ֣שַׁעle.Ye.sha'H3468of thy peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971, evenfor salvationלְיֵ֖שַׁעle.Ye.sha'H3468with thine anointedמְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָme.shi.Che.khaH4899;thou woundedstמָחַ֤צְתָּma.Chatz.taH4272the headרֹּאשׁ֙roShH7218out of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,by discoveringעָר֛וֹתa.RotH6168the foundationיְס֥וֹדye.SodH3247unto the neckצַוָּ֖ארtza.VarH6677.Selahסֶֽלָה׃ פSe.lahH5542.

14Thou didst strike throughנָקַ֤בְתָּna.Kav.taH5344with his stavesבְמַטָּיו֙ve.ma.TavH4294the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of his villagesפְּרָזָ֔יוpe.ra.zovH6518:they came out as a whirlwindיִסְעֲר֖וּyis.'a.RuH5590to scatterלַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִיla.ha.fi.Tze.niH6327me: their rejoicingעֲלִ֣יצֻתָ֔ם'a.Li.tzu.TamH5951wasas to devourלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398the poorעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041secretlyבַּמִּסְתָּֽר׃ba.mis.TarH4565.

15Thou didst walkדָּרַ֥כְתָּda.Rakh.taH1869through the seaבַיָּ֖םvai.YamH3220with thine horsesסוּסֶ֑יךָsu.Sei.khaH5483, throughthe heapחֹ֖מֶרCho.merH2563of greatרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

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