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The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
הַמַּשָּׂאthe oracleart + noun sg m absH4853אֲשֶׁרwhichRelative ParticleH834חָזָהhe sawverb Qal perf 3 sg mH2372חֲבַקּוּקHabakkukname m individualH2265הַנָּבִיא׃the prophetart + noun sg m absH5030 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!
עַד־untilprepH5704אָנָהwhen?Interrogative ParticleH575יְהוָהO Yahwehname TitleH3068שִׁוַּעְתִּיhave I cried for helpverb Piel perf 1 sg cH7768וְלֹאand notconj + Negative ParticleH3808תִשְׁמָעyou will hearverb Qal impf 2 sg mH8085אֶזְעַקI cry outverb Qal impf 1 sg cH2199אֵלֶיךָto youprep + sfx 2 sg mH413חָמָסviolencenoun sg m absH2555וְלֹאand notconj + Negative ParticleH3808תוֹשִׁיעַ׃you saveverb Hiphil impf 2 sg mH3467 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
לָמָּהto why?prep + Interrogative pronH4100תַרְאֵנִיdo you make see meverb Hiphil impf 2 sg m + sfx 1 sg cH7200אָוֶןwickednessnoun sg m absH205וְעָמָלand mischiefconj + noun sg c absH5999תַּבִּיטdo you look at?verb Hiphil impf 2 sg mH5027וְשֹׁדand devastationconj + noun sg m absH7701וְחָמָסand violenceconj + noun sg m absH2555לְנֶגְדִּי[are] to before meprep + adj sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH5048וַיְהִיand it has beenConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg mH1961רִיבstrifenoun sg m absH7379וּמָדוֹןand contentionconj + noun sg m absH4066יִשָּׂא׃it arisesverb Qal impf 3 sg mH5375 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
עַל־there-prepH5921כֵּן-foreadvH3651תָּפוּגit grows numbverb Qal impf 3 sg fH6313תּוֹרָה[the] lawnoun sg f absH8451וְלֹא־and notconj + Negative ParticleH3808יֵצֵאit comes forthverb Qal impf 3 sg mH3318לָנֶצַחto perpetuityprep + noun sg m absH5331מִשְׁפָּטjusticenoun sg m absH4941כִּיforConditional ParticleH3588רָשָׁע[the] wickednoun sg m absH7563מַכְתִּיר[is] surroundingverb Hiphil ptc sg m absH3803אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853הַצַּדִּיקthe righteous [person]art + adj sg m absH6662עַל־there-prepH5921כֵּן-foreadvH3651יֵצֵאit comes forthverb Qal impf 3 sg mH3318מִשְׁפָּטjusticenoun sg m absH4941מְעֻקָּל׃pervertedverb Pual ptc passive sg m absH6127 Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.
רְאוּseeverb Qal impv 2 pl mH7200בַגּוֹיִםamong the nationsprep Definite + noun pl m absH1471וְהַבִּיטוּand lookconj + verb Hiphil impv 2 pl mH5027וְהִתַּמְּהוּand be astoundedconj + verb Hithpael impv 2 pl mH8539תְּמָהוּbe astonishedverb Qal impv 2 pl mH8539כִּי־forConditional ParticleH3588פֹעַלa deednoun sg m absH6467פֹּעֵל[I am] about to doverb Qal ptc sg m absH6466בִּימֵיכֶםin days yourprep + noun pl m cstr + sfx 2 pl mH3117לֹא[which] notNegative ParticleH3808תַאֲמִינוּyou will believeverb Hiphil impf 2 pl mH539כִּיifConditional ParticleH3588יְסֻפָּר׃it will be recountedverb Pual impf 3 sg mH5608 For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.
כִּי־forConditional ParticleH3588הִנְנִיhere IInterjection + sfx 1 sg cH2005מֵקִים[am] about to raise upverb Hiphil ptc sg m absH6965אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853הַכַּשְׂדִּיםthe Chaldeansart + noun Gentilic pl m absH3778הַגּוֹיthe nationart + noun sg m absH1471הַמַּרthe bitterart + adj sg m absH4751וְהַנִּמְהָרand the impetuousconj + art + verb Niphal ptc sg m absH4116הַהוֹלֵךְwhich goesart + verb Qal ptc sg m absH1980לְמֶרְחֲבֵי־to [the] expanses ofprep + noun pl m cstrH4800אֶרֶץ[the] earthnoun sg f absH776לָרֶשֶׁתto take possession ofprep + verb Qal inf cstrH3423מִשְׁכָּנוֹתdwellingsnoun pl f absH4908לֹּא־[which] notNegative ParticleH3808לוֹ׃[belong] to itprep + sfx 3 sg mH9033 They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.
אָיֹם[is] terrifyingadj sg m absH366וְנוֹרָאand awesomeconj + verb Niphal ptc sg m absH3372הוּאitpron 3 sg mH1931מִמֶּנּוּfrom itselfprep + sfx 3 sg mH4480מִשְׁפָּטוֹjustice itsnoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH4941וּשְׂאֵתוֹand dignity itsconj + noun sg f cstr + sfx 3 sg mH7613יֵצֵא׃it comes forthverb Qal impf 3 sg mH3318 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
וְקַלּוּand they are swiftConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive perf 3 pl cH7043מִנְּמֵרִיםmore than leopardsprep + noun pl m absH5246סוּסָיוhorses itsnoun pl m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH5483וְחַדּוּand they are keenConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive perf 3 pl cH2300מִזְּאֵבֵיmore than wolves ofprep + noun pl m cstrH2061עֶרֶב[the] eveningnoun sg m absH6153וּפָשׁוּand they paw [the] groundConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive perf 3 pl cH6335פָּרָשָׁיוwarhorses itsnoun pl m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH6571וּפָרָשָׁיוand horsemen itsconj + noun pl m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH6571מֵרָחוֹקfrom a distanceprep + adj sg m absH7350יָבֹאוּthey comeverb Qal impf 3 pl mH935יָעֻפוּthey flyverb Qal impf 3 pl mH5774כְּנֶשֶׁרlike an eagleprep + noun sg m absH5404חָשׁmaking hasteverb Qal ptc sg m absH2363לֶאֱכוֹל׃to devourprep + verb Qal inf cstrH398 They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
כֻּלֹּהall of itnoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH3605לְחָמָסfor violenceprep + noun sg m absH2555יָבוֹאit comesverb Qal impf 3 sg mH935מְגַמַּת[the] totality ofnoun sg f cstrH4041פְּנֵיהֶםfaces theirnoun pl m cstr + sfx 3 pl mH6440קָדִימָה[is] east -wardnoun sg m cstr + Directional sfxH6921וַיֶּאֱסֹףand it gatheredConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg mH622כַּחוֹלlike the sandprep Definite + noun sg m absH2344שֶׁבִי׃captive[s]noun sg m absH7628 And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
וְהוּאand itconj + pron 3 sg mH1931בַּמְּלָכִיםin the kingsprep Definite + noun pl m absH4428יִתְקַלָּסit deridesverb Hithpael impf 3 sg mH7046וְרֹזְנִיםand rulersconj + verb Qal ptc pl m absH7336מִשְׂחָק[are] laughternoun sg m absH4890לוֹto itprep + sfx 3 sg mH9033הוּאitpron 3 sg mH1931לְכָל־at everyprep + noun sg m cstrH3605מִבְצָרfortressnoun sg m absH4013יִשְׂחָקit laughsverb Qal impf 3 sg mH7832וַיִּצְבֹּרand it heaped upConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg mH6651עָפָרearthnoun sg m absH6083וַיִּלְכְּדָהּ׃and it captured itConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg m + sfx 3 sg fH3920 Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.
אָזthenadvH227חָלַףit swept onverb Qal perf 3 sg mH2498רוּחַa windnoun sg f absH7307וַיַּעֲבֹרand it passed onConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg mH5674וְאָשֵׁםand he is guiltyConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive perf 3 sg mH816זוּ[the one] whoRelative ParticleH2098כֹחוֹstrength hisnoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH3581לֵאלֹהוֹ׃[becomes] into god hisprep + noun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH433 Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
הֲלוֹא¿ notInterrogative Particle + Negative ParticleH3808אַתָּה[are] youpron 2 sg mH859מִקֶּדֶםfrom antiquityprep + noun sg m absH6924יְהוָהO Yahwehname TitleH3068אֱלֹהַיGod mynoun pl m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH430קְדֹשִׁיholy [one] myadj sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH6918לֹאnotNegative ParticleH3808נָמוּתwe will dieverb Qal impf 1 pl cH4191יְהוָהO Yahwehname TitleH3068לְמִשְׁפָּטto judgmentprep + noun sg m absH4941שַׂמְתּוֹyou have appointed itverb Qal perf 2 sg m + sfx 3 sg mH7760וְצוּרand O rockconj + noun sg m absH6697לְהוֹכִיחַto reproveprep + verb Hiphil inf cstrH3198יְסַדְתּוֹ׃you have established itverb Qal perf 2 sg m + sfx 3 sg mH3245 Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?
טְהוֹר[you are too] pure ofadj sg m cstrH2890עֵינַיִםeyesnoun du f absH5869מֵרְאוֹתfor seeingprep + verb Qal inf cstrH7200רָעeviladj sg m absH7451וְהַבִּיטand to lookconj + verb Hiphil inf cstrH5027אֶל־toprepH413עָמָלmischiefnoun sg c absH5999לֹאnotNegative ParticleH3808תוּכָלyou are ableverb Qal impf 2 sg mH3201לָמָּהto why?prep + Interrogative pronH4100תַבִּיטdo you look atverb Hiphil impf 2 sg mH5027בּוֹגְדִיםtreacherous [people]verb Qal ptc pl m absH898תַּחֲרִישׁare you silent?verb Hiphil impf 2 sg mH2790בְּבַלַּעwhen swallows upprep + verb Piel inf cstrH1104רָשָׁעa wicked [person]noun sg m absH7563צַדִּיקa [person] righteousadj sg m absH6662מִמֶּנּוּ׃more than himprep + sfx 3 sg mH4480 And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
וַתַּעֲשֶׂהand you have madeConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 2 sg mH6213אָדָםhumankindnoun sg m absH120כִּדְגֵיlike [the] fish ofprep + noun pl m cstrH1709הַיָּםthe seaart + noun sg m absH3220כְּרֶמֶשׂlike creeping thing[s]prep + noun sg m absH7431לֹא־[which] notNegative ParticleH3808מֹשֵׁלa rulerverb Qal ptc sg m absH4910בּוֹ׃[is] over itprep + sfx 3 sg mH9033 They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.
כֻּלֹּהall of itnoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH3605בְּחַכָּהwith a fish hookprep + noun sg f absH2443הֵעֲלָהhe brings upverb Hiphil perf 3 sg mH5927יְגֹרֵהוּhe drags away itverb Qal impf 3 sg m + sfx 3 sg mH1641בְחֶרְמוֹin net hisprep + noun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH2764וְיַאַסְפֵהוּand he gathers itconj + verb Qal conj+impf 3 sg m + sfx 3 sg mH622בְּמִכְמַרְתּוֹin fishing net hisprep + noun sg f cstr + sfx 3 sg mH4365עַל־there-prepH5921כֵּן-foreadvH3651יִשְׂמַחhe rejoicesverb Qal impf 3 sg mH8055וְיָגִיל׃and he may be gladconj + verb Qal conj+impf 3 sg mH1523 Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.
עַל־there-prepH5921כֵּן-foreadvH3651יְזַבֵּחַhe sacrificesverb Piel impf 3 sg mH2076לְחֶרְמוֹto net hisprep + noun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH2764וִיקַטֵּרso he may make smokeconj + verb Piel conj+impf 3 sg mH6999לְמִכְמַרְתּוֹto fishing net hisprep + noun sg f cstr + sfx 3 sg mH4365כִּיforConditional ParticleH3588בָהֵמָּהby themprep + pron 3 pl mH9038שָׁמֵן[is] fatadj sg m absH8082חֶלְקוֹportion hisnoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH2506וּמַאֲכָלוֹand food hisconj + noun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH3978בְּרִאָה׃[is] fatadj sg f absH1277 Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?
הַעַל¿ there-Interrogative Particle + prepH5921כֵּןforeadvH3651יָרִיקwill he emptyverb Hiphil impf 3 sg mH7324חֶרְמוֹnet hisnoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH2764וְתָמִידand continuallyconj + noun sg m absH8548לַהֲרֹגto killprep + verb Qal inf cstrH2026גּוֹיִםnationsnoun pl m absH1471לֹאnotNegative ParticleH3808יַחְמוֹל׃ סwill he spare?verb Qal impf 3 sg mH2550
Hebrew: Leningrad Codex. Tagging, glosses and parsing: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Strong’s numbers link to word studies.