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Habakkuk 2:9-14

9Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to him thatcovetethבֹּצֵ֛עַbo.Tze.a'H1214anevilרָ֖עra'H7451covetousnessבֶּ֥צַעBe.tza'H1215to hishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004, that he maysetלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760hisnestקִנּ֔וֹki.NoH7064onhighבַּמָּרוֹם֙ba.ma.rOmH4791, that he may bedeliveredלְהִנָּצֵ֖לle.hi.na.TzelH5337from thepowerמִכַּף־mi.kaf-H3709ofevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451!

10ThougavestH3289shamefulבֹּ֖שֶׁתBo.shetH1322counselH3289to thyhouseלְבֵיתֶ֑ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004by cuttingoffקְצוֹת־ke.tzot-H7096manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971, and hastsinnedוְחוֹטֵ֥אve.cho.Te'H2398against thysoulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

11For thestoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68shall cryoutתִּזְעָ֑קtiz.'AkH2199of thewallמִקִּ֣ירmi.KirH7023, and the beamoutוְכָפִ֖יסve.kha.FisH3714of thetimberמֵעֵ֥ץme.'EtzH6086shallanswerיַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פya.'a.Ne.nahH6030it.

12Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to him thatbuildethבֹּנֶ֥הbo.NehH1129atownעִ֖יר'irH5892withbloodבְּדָמִ֑יםbe.da.MimH1818, andestablishethוְכוֹנֵ֥ןve.kho.NenH3559acityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151byiniquityבְּעַוְלָֽה׃be.'av.LahH5766!

13Behold, is it not from theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635that thepeopleעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971shalllabourוְיִֽיגְע֤וּve.yi.ge.'UH3021onlyforבְּדֵי־be.dei-H1767fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784, and thepeopleוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816shallwearyיִעָֽפוּ׃yi.'A.fuH3286themselves fornothingבְּדֵי־ רִ֥יקbe.dei- rikH1767 H7385?

14For theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall befilledתִּמָּלֵ֣אti.ma.Le'H4390with theknowledgeלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045of thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, as thewatersכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325coverיְכַסּ֥וּye.kha.SuH3680theseaיָֽם׃ סYamH3220.

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