Revised Version 1895

Habakkuk 3:2-16

2OLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, I haveheardשָׁמַ֣עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085thereportשִׁמְעֲךָ֮shim.'a.KhaH8088of thee, and amafraidיָרֵאתִי֒ya.re.TiH3372: OLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,reviveחַיֵּ֔יהוּchai.Yei.huH2421thyworkפָּֽעָלְךָ֙pa.'a.le.KhaH6467in themidstבְּקֶ֤רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of theyearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141, in themidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of theyearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141makeתּוֹדִ֑יעַto.Di.a'H3045itknownH3045; inwrathבְּרֹ֖גֶזbe.Ro.gezH7267rememberתִּזְכּֽוֹר׃tiz.KorH2142mercyרַחֵ֥םra.ChemH7355.

3Godאֱל֙וֹהַ֙'e.Lo.haH433cameיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935fromTemanמִתֵּימָ֣ןmi.tei.ManH8487, and theHolyוְקָד֥וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918One frommountמֵֽהַר־me.har-H2022Paranפָּארָ֖ןpa.RanH6290.Selahסֶ֑לָהSe.lahH5542Hisgloryהוֹד֔וֹho.DoH1935coveredכִּסָּ֤הki.SahH3680theheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064, and theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776wasfullמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390of hispraiseוּתְהִלָּת֖וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416.

4And hisbrightnessוְנֹ֙גַהּ֙ve.No.gahH5051was as thelightכָּא֣וֹרka.'orH216; he hadraysקַרְנַ֥יִםkar.Na.yimH7161coming forth from hishandמִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.DoH3027: and there was thehidingחֶבְי֥וֹןchev.YonH2253of hispowerH3027.

5Beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440himwentוְיֵצֵ֥אve.ye.Tze'H3318thepestilenceדָּ֑בֶרDa.verH1698, and fieryboltsרֶ֖שֶׁףRe.shefH7565wentH3318forthH3318at hisfeetלְרַגְלָֽיו׃le.rag.LavH7272.

6Hestoodעָמַ֣ד׀'a.MadH5975, and measured theearthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776; he beheld, and drove asunder thenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471: and theeternalH5769mountainsהַרְרֵי־ha.rei-H2042werescatteredוַיִּתְפֹּֽצְצוּ֙vai.yit.po.tze.TzuH6327, theeverlastingH5769hillsגִּבְע֣וֹתgiv.'otH1389didbowשַׁח֖וּsha.ChuH7817; his goings were as ofoldH5769.

7Isawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thetentsאָהֳלֵ֣י'o.ho.LeiH168ofCushanכוּשָׁ֑ןkhu.ShanH3572inafflictionאָ֔וֶן'A.venH205: thecurtainsיְרִיע֖וֹתye.ri.'otH3407of thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃ סmid.YanH4080didtrembleיִרְגְּז֕וּןyir.ge.ZunH7264.

8Was theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068displeasedagainstH5921theriversהֲבִנְהָרִים֙ha.vin.ha.RimH5104? was thineangerאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639againstH5921theriversבַּנְּהָרִים֙ba.ne.ha.RimH5104, or thywrathעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ'ev.ra.Te.khaH5678againstH5921theseaבַּיָּ֖םbai.YamH3220, that thou didstrideתִרְכַּב֙tir.KavH7392uponH5921thinehorsesסוּסֶ֔יךָsu.Sei.khaH5483,uponH5921thychariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֶ֖יךָmar.ke.vo.Tei.khaH4818ofsalvationיְשׁוּעָֽה׃ye.shu.'AhH3444?

9Thybowקַשְׁתֶּ֔ךָkash.Te.chaH7198wasmadeתֵעוֹר֙te.'OrH5783quitebareעֶרְיָ֤ה'er.YahH6181; theoathsשְׁבֻע֥וֹתshe.vu.'otH7621to thetribesמַטּ֖וֹתma.TotH4294were a sure word.Selahסֶ֑לָהSe.lahH5542Thou didst cleave theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776withriversנְהָר֖וֹתne.ha.RotH5104.

10Themountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022sawרָא֤וּךָra.'U.khaH7200thee, and were afraid; the tempest ofwatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325passedעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674by: thedeepתְּהוֹם֙te.hOmH8415utteredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414hisvoiceקוֹל֔וֹko.LoH6963, andliftedנָשָֽׂא׃na.Sa'H5375upH5375hishandsיָדֵ֥יהוּya.Dei.huH3027onhighר֖וֹםRomH7315.

11Thesunשֶׁ֥מֶשׁShe.meshH8121andmoonיָרֵ֖חַya.Re.achH3394stoodH5975stillעָ֣מַד'A.madH5975in theirhabitationזְבֻ֑לָהze.Vu.lahH2073; at thelightלְא֤וֹרle.'orH216of thinearrowsחִצֶּ֙יךָ֙chi.Tzei.khaH2671as theywentיְהַלֵּ֔כוּye.ha.Le.khuH1980, at theshiningH216of thyglitteringבְּרַ֥קbe.RakH1300spearחֲנִיתֶֽךָ׃cha.ni.Te.khaH2595.

12Thou didstmarchתִּצְעַד־titz.'ad-H6805throughH776thelandH776inindignationבְּזַ֖עַםbe.Za.'amH2195, thou didstthreshתָּד֥וּשׁta.DushH1758thenationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471inangerבְּאַ֖ףbe.'AfH639.

13Thou wentestforthH3318for thesalvationלְיֵ֣שַׁעle.Ye.sha'H3468of thypeopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971, for thesalvationלְיֵ֖שַׁעle.Ye.sha'H3468of thineanointedמְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָme.shi.Che.khaH4899; thou woundedst theheadרֹּאשׁ֙roShH7218outH3318of thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of thewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,layingH6168bareעָר֛וֹתa.RotH6168thefoundationיְס֥וֹדye.SodH3247evenעַד־'ad-H5704unto theneckצַוָּ֖ארtza.VarH6677.Selahסֶֽלָה׃ פSe.lahH5542

14Thou didst pierce with his own staves theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of his warriors: they came as a whirlwind toscatterלַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִיla.ha.fi.Tze.niH6327meH398: their rejoicing was as todevourלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398thepoorעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041secretly.

15Thou didsttreadדָּרַ֥כְתָּda.Rakh.taH1869theseaבַיָּ֖םvai.YamH3220with thinehorsesסוּסֶ֑יךָsu.Sei.khaH5483, the heap of mightywatersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

16Iheardשָׁמַ֣עְתִּי׀sha.Ma'.tiH8085, and mybellyבִּטְנִ֗יbit.NiH990trembledוַתִּרְגַּ֣זva.tir.GazH7264, mylipsשְׂפָתַ֔יse.fa.TaiH8193quiveredצָלֲל֣וּtza.la.LuH6750at thevoiceלְקוֹל֙le.kOlH6963;rottennessרָקָ֛בra.KavH7538enteredH935intoH935mybonesבַּעֲצָמַ֖יba.'a.tza.MaiH6106, and Itrembledאֶרְגָּ֑ז'er.GazH7264in myplaceוְתַחְתַּ֣יve.tach.TaiH8478: that I shouldrestאָנ֙וּחַ֙'a.Nu.achH5117in thedayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117oftroubleצָרָ֔הtza.RahH6869, when it comethupלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927againstH935thepeopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834invadeth him in troops.

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