Habakkuk 1

¹This is the burden thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → Habakkukחֲבַקּ֖וּקḥă·ḇaq·qūq — Embrace or ClingH2265 — Full Word Study → the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃han·nā·ḇî — Prophet; one who speaks God's wordH5030 — Full Word Study → received in a visionחָזָ֔הḥā·zāh — to see, behold, perceive, or prophesyH2372 — Full Word Study →: ²How longעַד־‘aḏ- — until, till, up to (temporal or spatial limit)H5704 — Full Word Study →, O LORDיְהוָ֛הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, must I call for helpשִׁוַּ֖עְתִּיšiw·wa‘·tî — to cry out, shout for helpH7768 — Full Word Study → but You do notוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → hearתִשְׁמָ֑עṯiš·mā‘ — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study →, or cry outאֶזְעַ֥ק’ez·‘aq — To cry out, call for help, summonH2199 — Full Word Study → to Youאֵלֶ֛יךָ’ê·le·ḵā — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study →, “Violenceחָמָ֖סḥā·mās — Violence, cruelty, or wrongful harmH2555 — Full Word Study →!” but You do notוְלֹ֥אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → saveתוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ṯō·wō·šî·a‘ — To deliver, rescue, or save from dangerH3467 — Full Word Study →? ³Whyלָ֣מָּהlām·māh — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → do You make me seeתַרְאֵ֤נִיṯar·’ê·nî — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → iniquityאָ֙וֶן֙’ā·wen — Evil, wickedness, iniquity, or worthlessnessH205 — Full Word Study →? Why do You tolerateתַּבִּ֔יטtab·bîṭ — To look upon, regard, or behold with attentionH5027 — Full Word Study → wrongdoingוְעָמָ֣לwə·‘ā·māl — Labor, toil, trouble, or arduous workH5999 — Full Word Study →? Destructionוְשֹׁ֥דwə·šōḏ — Violence, destruction, or ruinH7701 — Full Word Study → and violenceוְחָמָ֖סwə·ḥā·mās — Violence, cruelty, or wrongful harmH2555 — Full Word Study → are before me. Strifeרִ֦יבrîḇ — Strife, contention, legal disputeH7379 — Full Word Study → is ongoingוַיְהִ֧יway·hî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study →, and conflictוּמָד֖וֹןū·mā·ḏō·wn — Strife, quarreling, contentionH4066 — Full Word Study → aboundsיִשָּֽׂא׃yiś·śā — To lift up, raise, or bear; to carry or supportH5375 — Full Word Study →. ⁴Thereforeעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the lawתּוֹרָ֔הtō·w·rāh — instruction, teaching, law, guidanceH8451 — Full Word Study → is paralyzedתָּפ֣וּגtā·p̄ūḡ — to be numb, faint, or slackH6313 — Full Word Study →, and justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmiš·pāṭ — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study → neverוְלֹֽא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → goes forthיֵצֵ֥אyê·ṣê — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study →. Forכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → the wickedרָשָׁע֙rā·šā‘ — wicked, guilty, morally corruptH7563 — Full Word Study → hem inמַכְתִּ֣ירmaḵ·tîr — to surround, encircle, or crownH3803 — Full Word Study → the righteousהַצַּדִּ֔יקhaṣ·ṣad·dîq — Righteous, just person; one who is right with GodH6662 — Full Word Study →, so thatעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmiš·pāṭ — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study → isיֵצֵ֥אyê·ṣê — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → pervertedמְעֻקָּֽל׃mə·‘uq·qāl — to twist, pervert, distortH6127 — Full Word Study →. ⁵“Lookרְא֤וּrə·’ū — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → at the nationsבַגּוֹיִם֙ḇag·gō·w·yim — Nation; a people or ethnic groupH1471 — Full Word Study → and observeוְֽהַבִּ֔יטוּwə·hab·bî·ṭū — To look upon, regard, or behold with attentionH5027 — Full Word Study →— be utterly astoundedוְהִֽתַּמְּה֖וּwə·hit·tam·mə·hū — to be astonished; to marvel or wonderH8539 — Full Word Study →! Forכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → I am doing a workפֹ֙עַל֙p̄ō·‘al — work, deed, or actionH6467 — Full Word Study → in your daysבִּֽימֵיכֶ֔םbî·mê·ḵem — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → that you would neverלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → believeתַאֲמִ֖ינוּṯa·’ă·mî·nū — to trust, believe, be faithfulH539 — Full Word Study → even ifכִּ֥יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → someone told you. ⁶Forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → beholdהִנְנִ֤יhin·nî — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study →, I am raising upמֵקִים֙mê·qîm — To rise, stand, or be establishedH6965 — Full Word Study → the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםhak·kaś·dîm — ChaldeaH3778 — Full Word Study →— that ruthlessהַמַּ֣רham·mar — Bitter; marked by anguish or grievingH4751 — Full Word Study → and impetuousוְהַנִּמְהָ֑רwə·han·nim·hār — to hurry, hasten, make hasteH4116 — Full Word Study → nationהַגּ֖וֹיhag·gō·w — Nation; a people or ethnic groupH1471 — Full Word Study → which marchesהַֽהוֹלֵךְ֙ha·hō·w·lêḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → through the breadthלְמֶרְחֲבֵי־lə·mer·ḥă·ḇê- — broad place, spaciousness, or roomH4800 — Full Word Study → of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ’e·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → to seizeלָרֶ֖שֶׁתlā·re·šeṯ — to possess, inherit, dispossessH3423 — Full Word Study → dwellingsמִשְׁכָּנ֥וֹתmiš·kā·nō·wṯ — Tabernacle, dwelling place, sanctuaryH4908 — Full Word Study → notלֹּא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → their own. ⁷Theyה֑וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → are dreadedאָיֹ֥ם’ā·yōm — Terrible, fearful, dreadfulH366 — Full Word Study → and fearedוְנוֹרָ֖אwə·nō·w·rā — to fear, revere, or be afraidH3372 — Full Word Study →; from themselvesמִמֶּ֕נּוּmim·men·nū — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → they deriveיֵצֵֽא׃yê·ṣê — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → justiceמִשְׁפָּט֥וֹmiš·pā·ṭōw — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study → and sovereigntyוּשְׂאֵת֖וֹū·śə·’ê·ṯōw — elevation, dignity, excellence, or exaltationH7613 — Full Word Study →. ⁸Their horsesסוּסָ֗יוsū·sāw — horse; swift creatureH5483 — Full Word Study → are swifterוְקַלּ֨וּwə·qal·lū — to make light; to curse; to despiseH7043 — Full Word Study → than leopardsמִנְּמֵרִ֜יםmin·nə·mê·rîm — leopard; spotted big catH5246 — Full Word Study →, fiercerוְחַדּוּ֙wə·ḥad·dū — to sharpen; to be or make severe/fierceH2300 — Full Word Study → than wolvesמִזְּאֵ֣בֵיmiz·zə·’ê·ḇê — wolf; predatory animalH2061 — Full Word Study → of the nightעֶ֔רֶב‘e·reḇ — Evening, the time of day when sun setsH6153 — Full Word Study →. Their horsemenפָּֽרָשָׁ֑יוpā·rā·šāw — Horseman; cavalry soldier or mounted warriorH6571 — Full Word Study → charge aheadוּפָ֖שׁוּū·p̄ā·šū — to spread out; to grow fat; to act proudlyH6335 — Full Word Study →, and their cavalryוּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙ū·p̄ā·rā·šāw — Horseman; cavalry soldier or mounted warriorH6571 — Full Word Study → comesיָבֹ֔אוּyā·ḇō·’ū — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → from afarמֵרָח֣וֹקmê·rā·ḥō·wq — distant, far away, remote in space or timeH7350 — Full Word Study →. They flyיָעֻ֕פוּyā·‘u·p̄ū — to fly; to faint or grow wearyH5774 — Full Word Study → like a vultureכְּנֶ֖שֶׁרkə·ne·šer — Eagle; large bird of preyH5404 — Full Word Study →, swooping downחָ֥שׁḥāš — To hurry; to hasten with eagernessH2363 — Full Word Study → to devourלֶאֱכֽוֹל׃le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl — to eat, consume, devourH398 — Full Word Study →. ⁹Allכֻּלֹּה֙kul·lōh — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → of them comeיָב֔וֹאyā·ḇō·w — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → bentמְגַמַּ֥תmə·ḡam·maṯ — A gathering or assembly of people; a horde or troopH4041 — Full Word Study → on violenceלְחָמָ֣סlə·ḥā·mās — Violence, cruelty, or wrongful harmH2555 — Full Word Study →; their hordesפְּנֵיהֶ֖םpə·nê·hem — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → advance like the east wind; they gatherוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףway·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄ — to gather, assemble, collectH622 — Full Word Study → prisonersשֶֽׁבִי׃še·ḇî — captivity, exile, or the captured/enslaved peopleH7628 — Full Word Study → like sandכַּח֖וֹלka·ḥō·wl — Sand; fine granules of rock or mineral matterH2344 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰Theyוְהוּא֙wə·hū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → scoff atיִתְקַלָּ֔סyiṯ·qal·lās — to mock, scoff, or ridiculeH7046 — Full Word Study → kingsבַּמְּלָכִ֣יםbam·mə·lā·ḵîm — A male ruler or sovereign who governs a nation or kingdomH4428 — Full Word Study → and make rulers an object of scornמִשְׂחָ֣קmiś·ḥāq — laughter, mockery, or sportH4890 — Full Word Study →. Theyה֚וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → laughיִשְׂחָ֔קyiś·ḥāq — to laugh, mock, or make sportH7832 — Full Word Study → at everyלְכָל־lə·ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → fortressמִבְצָ֣רmiḇ·ṣār — fortress, fortified city, strongholdH4013 — Full Word Study → and build upוַיִּצְבֹּ֥רway·yiṣ·bōr — To heap up, gather together, accumulateH6651 — Full Word Study → siege rampsעָפָ֖ר‘ā·p̄ār — dust; fine particles of earth or ground matterH6083 — Full Word Study → to seize itוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃way·yil·kə·ḏāh — To capture, seize, or take hold ofH3920 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹Thenאָ֣ז’āz — Then; at that time; thereforeH227 — Full Word Study → they sweep byחָלַ֥ףḥā·lap̄ — to pass over, pass away, changeH2498 — Full Word Study → like the windר֛וּחַrū·aḥ — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study → and pass on through. Theyז֥וּzū — This, that (demonstrative pronoun)H2098 — Full Word Study → are guiltyוְאָשֵׁ֑םwə·’ā·šêm — to be guilty; to commit offense or trespassH816 — Full Word Study →; their own strengthכֹח֖וֹḵō·ḥōw — Strength, power, might, or abilityH3581 — Full Word Study → is their godלֵאלֹהֽוֹ׃lê·lō·hōw — God; divine being; deityH433 — Full Word Study →.” ¹²Are Youאַתָּ֣ה’at·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study → notהֲל֧וֹאhă·lō·w — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → from everlastingמִקֶּ֗דֶםmiq·qe·ḏem — East; ancient times; beforeH6924 — Full Word Study →, O LORDיְהוָ֧הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, my Godאֱלֹהַ֛י’ĕ·lō·hay — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, my Holy Oneקְדֹשִׁ֖יqə·ḏō·šî — Set apart, consecrated, sacredH6918 — Full Word Study →? We will not dieנָמ֑וּתnā·mūṯ — to die; to put to death; to killH4191 — Full Word Study →. O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, You have appointed themשַׂמְתּ֔וֹśam·tōw — to put, place, set, appointH7760 — Full Word Study → to execute judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּ֣טlə·miš·pāṭ — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study →; O Rockוְצ֖וּרwə·ṣūr — Rock; stone; strength; fortressH6697 — Full Word Study →, You have established themיְסַדְתּֽוֹ׃yə·saḏ·tōw — to found, establish, lay a foundationH3245 — Full Word Study → for correctionלְהוֹכִ֥יחַlə·hō·w·ḵî·aḥ — To rebuke, reprove, or correct with reasoningH3198 — Full Word Study →. ¹³Your eyesעֵינַ֙יִם֙‘ê·na·yim — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → are too pureטְה֤וֹרṭə·hō·wr — Pureness, cleanness, purityH2890 — Full Word Study → to look uponמֵרְא֣וֹתmê·rə·’ō·wṯ — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → evilרָ֔עrā‘ — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study →, and You cannotלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → tolerateוְהַבִּ֥יטwə·hab·bîṭ — To look upon, regard, or behold with attentionH5027 — Full Word Study → wrongdoingעָמָ֖ל‘ā·māl — Labor, toil, trouble, or arduous workH5999 — Full Word Study →. So whyלָ֤מָּהlām·māh — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → do You tolerateתַבִּיט֙ṯab·bîṭ — To look upon, regard, or behold with attentionH5027 — Full Word Study → the faithlessבּֽוֹגְדִ֔יםbō·wḡ·ḏîm — To act treacherously; betray or deal unfaithfullyH898 — Full Word Study →? Why are You silentתַּחֲרִ֕ישׁta·ḥă·rîš — to engrave, plow, devise, or keep silentH2790 — Full Word Study → while the wickedרָשָׁ֖עrā·šā‘ — wicked, guilty, morally corruptH7563 — Full Word Study → swallow upבְּבַלַּ֥עbə·ḇal·la‘ — to swallow, devour, consume completelyH1104 — Full Word Study → those more righteousצַדִּ֥יקṣad·dîq — Righteous, just person; one who is right with GodH6662 — Full Word Study → than themselvesמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mim·men·nū — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study →? ¹⁴You have madeוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הwat·ta·‘ă·śeh — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → menאָדָ֖ם’ā·ḏām — Man, mankind, human beingH120 — Full Word Study → like the fishכִּדְגֵ֣יkiḏ·ḡê — Fish; aquatic creatureH1709 — Full Word Study → of the seaהַיָּ֑םhay·yām — Sea, body of water; also directional (west, south)H3220 — Full Word Study →, like creeping thingsכְּרֶ֖מֶשׂkə·re·meś — creeping thing; creature that crawls or moves along the groundH7431 — Full Word Study → that have no rulerמֹשֵׁ֥לmō·šêl — To rule, reign, or exercise dominionH4910 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁵The foe pulls all of them upהֵֽעֲלָ֔הhê·‘ă·lāh — to ascend, rise up, go upH5927 — Full Word Study → with a hookבְּחַכָּ֣הbə·ḥak·kāh — hook, angle, or fishing hookH2443 — Full Word Study →; he catches themיְגֹרֵ֣הוּyə·ḡō·rê·hū — to drag, chew, or saw; to gnawH1641 — Full Word Study → in his dragnetבְחֶרְמ֔וֹḇə·ḥer·mōw — devoted to destruction; accursed thing; netH2764 — Full Word Study →, and gathers themוְיַאַסְפֵ֖הוּwə·ya·’as·p̄ê·hū — to gather, assemble, collectH622 — Full Word Study → in his fishing netבְּמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹbə·miḵ·mar·tōw — A fishing net; a drag netH4365 — Full Word Study →; soעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → he rejoices gladlyיִשְׂמַ֥חyiś·maḥ — To rejoice, be glad, make merryH8055 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶Thereforeעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → he sacrificesיְזַבֵּ֣חַyə·zab·bê·aḥ — to slaughter an animal as a sacrifice or offeringH2076 — Full Word Study → to his dragnetלְחֶרְמ֔וֹlə·ḥer·mōw — devoted to destruction; accursed thing; netH2764 — Full Word Study → and burns incenseוִֽיקַטֵּ֖רwî·qaṭ·ṭêr — to burn incense; to offer fragrant smoke in worshipH6999 — Full Word Study → to his fishing netלְמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹlə·miḵ·mar·tōw — A fishing net; a drag netH4365 — Full Word Study →, forכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → by these things his portionחֶלְק֔וֹḥel·qōw — portion, allotment, flatteryH2506 — Full Word Study → is sumptuousשָׁמֵ֣ןšā·mên — fat, rich, fertile, prosperousH8082 — Full Word Study → and his foodוּמַאֲכָל֖וֹū·ma·’ă·ḵā·lōw — Food, sustenance, or provisions for eatingH3978 — Full Word Study → is richבְּרִאָֽה׃bə·ri·’āh — Fat, well-fed, fertile, abundantly productiveH1277 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁷Will heהַ֥עַלha·‘al — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study →, thereforeכֵּ֖ןkên — so, thus, rightly, thereforeH3651 — Full Word Study →, emptyיָרִ֣יקyā·rîq — to empty, pour out, exhaustH7324 — Full Word Study → his netחֶרְמ֑וֹḥer·mōw — devoted to destruction; accursed thing; netH2764 — Full Word Study → and continueוְתָמִ֛ידwə·ṯā·mîḏ — continually, perpetually, alwaysH8548 — Full Word Study → to slayלַהֲרֹ֥גla·hă·rōḡ — To kill, slay, or murderH2026 — Full Word Study → nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgō·w·yim — Nation; a people or ethnic groupH1471 — Full Word Study → withoutלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → mercyיַחְמֽוֹל׃סyaḥ·mō·wl — to spare, show pity or compassionH2550 — Full Word Study →?