Habakkuk 2

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עַל־at מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣יpost my אֶעֱמֹ֔דָהI will stand וְאֶֽתְיַצְּבָ֖הand I will take my stand עַל־on מָצ֑וֹרthe fortification וַאֲצַפֶּ֗הso I may watch לִרְאוֹת֙to see מַה־what?יְדַבֶּר־will he speakבִּ֔יby meוּמָ֥הand what?אָשִׁ֖יבwill I bring back עַל־on תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃complaint my

וַיַּעֲנֵ֤נִיand he answered me יְהוָה֙Yahweh וַיֹּ֔אמֶרand he said כְּת֣וֹבwrite down חָז֔וֹןthe vision וּבָאֵ֖רand make it clear עַל־on הַלֻּח֑וֹתthe tablets לְמַ֥עַןso that יָר֖וּץhe may run ק֥וֹרֵאone who readsבֽוֹ׃in it

כִּ֣יfor ע֤וֹדstill חָזוֹן֙the vision לַמּוֹעֵ֔דis for the appointed time וְיָפֵ֥חַand it will pant לַקֵּ֖ץto the end וְלֹ֣אand not יְכַזֵּ֑בit will lie אִם־if יִתְמַהְמָהּ֙it will delay חַכֵּה־waitל֔וֹfor itכִּֽי־for בֹ֥אsurely come יָבֹ֖אit will come לֹ֥אnot יְאַחֵֽר׃it will delay

הִנֵּ֣הthere!עֻפְּלָ֔הit is swollen לֹא־not יָשְׁרָ֥הit is upright נַפְשׁ֖וֹself hisבּ֑וֹin himוְצַדִּ֖יקand the righteous בֶּאֱמוּנָת֥וֹby faithfulness his יִחְיֶֽה׃he will live

הֲלוֹא־¿ not אֵ֣לֶּהthese nations כֻלָּ֗םall of them עָלָיו֙on him מָשָׁ֣לa saying יִשָּׂ֔אוּwill they lift up וּמְלִיצָ֖הand a mocking song חִיד֣וֹתriddlesל֑וֹto himוְיֹאמַ֗רso may someone say?ה֚וֹיwoe to!הַמַּרְבֶּ֣הthe one who increases לֹּא־that which notל֔וֹbelongs to himעַד־until מָתַ֕יwhen?וּמַכְבִּ֥ידand one who makes heavy עָלָ֖יוon himself עַבְטִֽיט׃pledges

הֲל֣וֹא¿ not פֶ֗תַעsuddenly יָק֙וּמוּ֙will they arise נֹשְׁכֶ֔יךָthose who pay interest to you וְיִקְצ֖וּand may they awake?מְזַעְזְעֶ֑יךָthose who will make tremble you וְהָיִ֥יתָand you will become לִמְשִׁסּ֖וֹתinto plundersלָֽמוֹ׃for them

כִּֽיfor אַתָּ֤הyou שַׁלּ֙וֹתָ֙you have plundered גּוֹיִ֣םnations רַבִּ֔יםmany יְשָׁלּ֖וּךָthey will plunder you כָּל־all יֶ֣תֶרthe rest of עַמִּ֑יםthe peoples מִדְּמֵ֤יfrom the bloods of אָדָם֙humankind וַחֲמַס־and the violence of אֶ֔רֶץthe land of קִרְיָ֖הthe town וְכָל־and all יֹ֥שְׁבֵיthose who dwellבָֽהּ׃ פin it

ה֗וֹיwoe to!בֹּצֵ֛עַone who gains בֶּ֥צַעunjust gain רָ֖עevil לְבֵית֑וֹfor house his לָשׂ֤וּםto set בַּמָּרוֹם֙on the high places קִנּ֔וֹnest his לְהִנָּצֵ֖לto deliver himself מִכַּף־from the hand of רָֽע׃harm

יָעַ֥צְתָּyou have planned בֹּ֖שֶׁתshame לְבֵיתֶ֑ךָfor house your קְצוֹת־by cutting off עַמִּ֥יםpeoples רַבִּ֖יםmany וְחוֹטֵ֥אand you have sinned נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃self your

כִּי־for אֶ֖בֶןa stone מִקִּ֣ירfrom the wall תִּזְעָ֑קit will cry out וְכָפִ֖יסand a rafter מֵעֵ֥ץfrom the woods יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פit will answer it

ה֛וֹיwoe to!בֹּנֶ֥הone who builds עִ֖ירa city בְּדָמִ֑יםby bloods וְכוֹנֵ֥ןand he establishes קִרְיָ֖הa town בְּעַוְלָֽה׃by injustice

הֲל֣וֹא¿ is it not הִנֵּ֔הthere!מֵאֵ֖תfrom with יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֑וֹתof hosts וְיִֽיגְע֤וּso they may labor עַמִּים֙peoples בְּדֵי־for the sufficiency of אֵ֔שׁfire וּלְאֻמִּ֖יםand nations בְּדֵי־for the sufficiency of רִ֥יקvanity יִעָֽפוּ׃they grow weary

כִּ֚יfor תִּמָּלֵ֣אit will be filled הָאָ֔רֶץthe earth לָדַ֖עַתto know אֶת־obj.כְּב֣וֹדthe glory of יְהוָ֑הYahweh כַּמַּ֖יִםlike the waters יְכַסּ֥וּwhich they cover עַל־over יָֽם׃ סthe sea

ה֚וֹיwoe to!מַשְׁקֵ֣הone who makes drink רֵעֵ֔הוּof neighbor his מְסַפֵּ֥חַyou are pouring out חֲמָתְךָ֖rage your וְאַ֣ףand even שַׁכֵּ֑רyou make them drunk לְמַ֥עַןso as הַבִּ֖יטto look עַל־on מְעוֹרֵיהֶֽם׃nakednesses their

שָׂבַ֤עְתָּyou are satisfied קָלוֹן֙shame מִכָּב֔וֹדmore than honor שְׁתֵ֥הdrink גַם־also אַ֖תָּהyou וְהֵֽעָרֵ֑לand be counted as uncircumcised תִּסּ֣וֹבit will come round עָלֶ֗יךָto you כּ֚וֹסthe cup of יְמִ֣יןthe right hand of יְהוָ֔הYahweh וְקִיקָל֖וֹןand disgrace עַל־will be over כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃honor your

כִּ֣יfor חֲמַ֤סthe violence of לְבָנוֹן֙Lebanon יְכַסֶּ֔ךָּit will cover you וְשֹׁ֥דand the devastation of בְּהֵמ֖וֹתanimals יְחִיתַ֑ןit will terrify them מִדְּמֵ֤יfrom the bloods of אָדָם֙humankind וַחֲמַס־and the violence of אֶ֔רֶץthe land of קִרְיָ֖הthe town וְכָל־and all יֹ֥שְׁבֵיthose who dwellבָֽהּ׃ סin it

מָֽה־what?הוֹעִ֣ילdoes it profit פֶּ֗סֶלa carved image כִּ֤יthat פְסָלוֹ֙he has carved it יֹֽצְר֔וֹone who formed it מַסֵּכָ֖הa molten image וּמ֣וֹרֶהand one which teaches שָּׁ֑קֶרfalsehood כִּ֣יfor בָטַ֞חhe relies יֹצֵ֤רone who formed יִצְרוֹ֙form his עָלָ֔יוon it לַעֲשׂ֖וֹתto make אֱלִילִ֥יםidols אִלְּמִֽים׃ סdumb

ה֣וֹיwoe to!אֹמֵ֤רone who says לָעֵץ֙to the wood הָקִ֔יצָהwake up !ע֖וּרִיawake לְאֶ֣בֶןto a stone of דּוּמָ֑םsilence ה֣וּאit יוֹרֶ֔הwill it teach?הִנֵּה־there!ה֗וּאit תָּפוּשׂ֙is sheathed זָהָ֣בgold וָכֶ֔סֶףand silver וְכָל־and any ר֖וּחַbreath אֵ֥יןnot בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃is in within it

וַֽיהוָ֖הand Yahweh בְּהֵיכַ֣לis in the temple of קָדְשׁ֑וֹholiness his הַ֥סhush!מִפָּנָ֖יוfrom before him כָּל־all הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פthe earth

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