Habakkuk 2 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Habakkuk 3

¹A prayer of Habakkuk, the prophet, set to victorious music.

KJVA prayer^H8605 of Habakkuk^H2265 the prophet^H5030 upon Shigionoth^H7692.

² Yahweh, I have heard of your fame. I stand in awe of your deeds, Yahweh. Renew your work in the middle of the years. In the middle of the years make it known. In wrath, you remember mercy.

KJVO LORD^H3068, I have heard^H8085^(H8804) thy speech^H8088, and was afraid^H3372^(H8804): O LORD^H3068, revive^H2421^(H8761) thy work^H6467 in the midst^H7130 of the years^H8141, in the midst^H7130 of the years^H8141 make known^H3045^(H8686); in wrath^H7267 remember^H2142^(H8799) mercy^H7355^(H8763).

³ God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and his praise filled the earth.

KJVGod^H433 came^H935^(H8799) from Teman^H8487, and the Holy One^H6918 from mount^H2022 Paran^H6290. Selah^H5542. His glory^H1935 covered^H3680^(H8765) the heavens^H8064, and the earth^H776 was full^H4390^(H8804) of his praise^H8416.

⁴ His splendor is like the sunrise. Rays shine from his hand, where his power is hidden.

KJVAnd his brightness^H5051 was as the light^H216; he had horns^H7161 coming out of his hand^H3027: and there was the hiding^H2253 of his power^H5797.

⁵ Plague went before him, and pestilence followed his feet.

KJVBefore^H6440 him went^H3212^(H8799) the pestilence^H1698, and burning coals^H7565 went forth^H3318^(H8799) at his feet^H7272.

⁶ He stood, and shook the earth. He looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains were crumbled. The age-old hills collapsed. His ways are eternal.

KJVHe stood^H5975^(H8804), and measured^H4128^(H8787) the earth^H776: he beheld^H7200^(H8804), and drove asunder^H5425^(H8686) the nations^H1471; and the everlasting^H5703 mountains^H2042 were scattered^H6327^(H8691), the perpetual^H5769 hills^H1389 did bow^H7817^(H8804): his ways^H1979 are everlasting^H5769.

⁷ I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction. The dwellings of the land of Midian trembled.

KJVI saw^H7200^(H8804) the tents^H168 of Cushan^H3572 in affliction^H205: and the curtains^H3407 of the land^H776 of Midian^H4080 did tremble^H7264^(H8799).

⁸ Was Yahweh displeased with the rivers? Was your anger against the rivers, or your wrath against the sea, that you rode on your horses, on your chariots of salvation?

KJVWas the LORD^H3068 displeased^H2734^(H8804) against the rivers^H5104? was thine anger^H639 against the rivers^H5104? was thy wrath^H5678 against the sea^H3220, that thou didst ride^H7392^(H8799) upon thine horses^H5483 and thy chariots^H4818 of salvation^H3444?

⁹ You uncovered your bow. You called for your sworn arrows. Selah. You split the earth with rivers.

KJVThy bow^H7198 was made quite^H6181 naked^H5783^(H8735), according to the oaths^H7621 of the tribes^H4294, even thy word^H562. Selah^H5542. Thou didst cleave^H1234^(H8762) the earth^H776 with rivers^H5104.

¹⁰ The mountains saw you, and were afraid. The storm of waters passed by. The deep roared and lifted up its hands on high.

KJVThe mountains^H2022 saw^H7200^(H8804) thee, and they trembled^H2342^(H8799): the overflowing^H2230 of the water^H4325 passed by^H5674^(H8804): the deep^H8415 uttered^H5414^(H8804) his voice^H6963, and lifted up^H5375^(H8804) his hands^H3027 on high^H7315.

¹¹ The sun and moon stood still in the sky at the light of your arrows as they went, at the shining of your glittering spear.

KJVThe sun^H8121 and moon^H3394 stood still^H5975^(H8804) in their habitation^H2073: at the light^H216 of thine arrows^H2671 they went^H1980^(H8762), and at the shining^H5051 of thy glittering^H1300 spear^H2595.

¹² You marched through the land in wrath. You threshed the nations in anger.

KJVThou didst march through^H6805^(H8799) the land^H776 in indignation^H2195, thou didst thresh^H1758^(H8799) the heathen^H1471 in anger^H639.

¹³ You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the land of wickedness. You stripped them head to foot. Selah.

KJVThou wentest forth^H3318^(H8804) for the salvation^H3468 of thy people^H5971, even for salvation^H3468 with thine anointed^H4899; thou woundedst^H4272^(H8804) the head^H7218 out of the house^H1004 of the wicked^H7563, by discovering^H6168^(H8763) the foundation^H3247 unto the neck^H6677. Selah^H5542.

¹⁴ You pierced the heads of his warriors with their own spears. They came as a whirlwind to scatter me, gloating as if to devour the wretched in secret.

KJVThou didst strike through^H5344^(H8804) with his staves^H4294 the head^H7218 of his villages^H6518: they came out as a whirlwind^H5590^(H8799) to scatter^H6327^(H8687) me: their rejoicing^H5951 was as to devour^H398^(H8800) the poor^H6041 secretly^H4565.

¹⁵ You trampled the sea with your horses, churning mighty waters.

KJVThou didst walk^H1869^(H8804) through the sea^H3220 with thine horses^H5483, through the heap^H2563 of great^H7227 waters^H4325.

¹⁶ I heard, and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, for the coming up of the people who invade us.

KJVWhen I heard^H8085^(H8804), my belly^H990 trembled^H7264^(H8799); my lips^H8193 quivered^H6750^(H8804) at the voice^H6963: rottenness^H7538 entered^H935^(H8799) into my bones^H6106, and I trembled^H7264^(H8799) in myself, that I might rest^H5117^(H8799) in the day^H3117 of trouble^H6869: when he cometh up^H5927^(H8800) unto the people^H5971, he will invade them with his troops^H1464^(H8799).

¹⁷ For even though the fig tree doesn’t flourish, nor fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food, the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls,

KJVAlthough the fig tree^H8384 shall not blossom^H6524^(H8799), neither shall fruit^H2981 be in the vines^H1612; the labour^H4639 of the olive^H2132 shall fail^H3584^(H8765), and the fields^H7709 shall yield^H6213^(H8804) no meat^H400; the flock^H6629 shall be cut off^H1504^(H8804) from the fold^H4356, and there shall be no herd^H1241 in the stalls^H7517:

¹⁸ yet I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!

KJVYet I will rejoice^H5937^(H8799) in the LORD^H3068, I will joy^H1523^(H8799) in the God^H430 of my salvation^H3468.

¹⁹ Yahweh, the Lord, is my strength. He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and enables me to go in high places. For the music director, on my stringed instruments.

KJVThe LORD^H3069 God^H136 is my strength^H2428, and he will make^H7760^(H8799) my feet^H7272 like hinds^H355' feet, and he will make me to walk^H1869^(H8686) upon mine high places^H1116. To the chief singer^H5329^(H8764) on my stringed instruments^H5058.

WEB·Habakkuk 2

¹I will stand at my watch and set myself on the ramparts, and will look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint.

KJVI will stand^H5975^(H8799) upon my watch^H4931, and set^H3320^(H8691) me upon the tower^H4692, and will watch^H6822^(H8762) to see^H7200^(H8800) what he will say^H1696^(H8762) unto me, and what I shall answer^H7725^(H8686) when I am reproved^H8433.

² Yahweh answered me, “Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he who runs may read it.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 answered^H6030^(H8799) me, and said^H559^(H8799), Write^H3789^(H8798) the vision^H2377, and make it plain^H874^(H8761) upon tables^H3871, that he may run^H7323^(H8799) that readeth^H7121^(H8802) it.

³ For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it, because it will surely come. It won’t delay.

KJVFor the vision^H2377 is yet for an appointed time^H4150, but at the end^H7093 it shall speak^H6315^(H8686), and not lie^H3576^(H8762): though it tarry^H4102^(H8698), wait^H2442^(H8761) for it; because it will surely^H935^(H8800) come^H935^(H8799), it will not tarry^H309^(H8762).

⁴ Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith.

KJVBehold, his soul^H5315 which is lifted up^H6075^(H8795) is not upright^H3474^(H8804) in him: but the just^H6662 shall live^H2421^(H8799) by his faith^H530.

⁵ Yes, moreover, wine is treacherous: an arrogant man who doesn’t stay at home, who enlarges his desire as Sheol; he is like death and can’t be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations and heaps to himself all peoples.

KJVYea also, because he transgresseth^H898^(H8802) by wine^H3196, he is a proud^H3093 man^H1397, neither keepeth at home^H5115^(H8799), who enlargeth^H7337^(H8689) his desire^H5315 as hell^H7585, and is as death^H4194, and cannot be satisfied^H7646^(H8799), but gathereth^H622^(H8799) unto him all nations^H1471, and heapeth^H6908^(H8799) unto him all people^H5971:

⁶ Won’t all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, ‘Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?’

KJVShall not all these take up^H5375^(H8799) a parable^H4912 against him, and a taunting^H4426 proverb^H2420 against him, and say^H559^(H8799), Woe^H1945 to him that increaseth^H7235^(H8688) that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth^H3513^(H8688) himself with thick clay^H5671!

⁷ Won’t your debtors rise up suddenly, and wake up those who make you tremble, and you will be their victim?

KJVShall they not rise up^H6965^(H8799) suddenly^H6621 that shall bite^H5391^(H8802) thee, and awake^H3364^(H8799) that shall vex^H2111^(H8772) thee, and thou shalt be for booties^H4933 unto them?

⁸ Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples will plunder you because of men’s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all who dwell in it.

KJVBecause thou hast spoiled^H7997^(H8804) many^H7227 nations^H1471, all the remnant^H3499 of the people^H5971 shall spoil^H7997^(H8799) thee; because of men's^H120 blood^H1818, and for the violence^H2555 of the land^H776, of the city^H7151, and of all that dwell^H3427^(H8802) therein.

⁹ Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

KJVWoe^H1945 to him that coveteth^H1214^(H8802) an evil^H7451 covetousness^H1215 to his house^H1004, that he may set^H7760^(H8800) his nest^H7064 on high^H4791, that he may be delivered^H5337^(H8736) from the power^H3709 of evil^H7451!

¹⁰ You have devised shame to your house by cutting off many peoples, and have sinned against your soul.

KJVThou hast consulted^H3289^(H8804) shame^H1322 to thy house^H1004 by cutting off^H7096^(H8800) many^H7227 people^H5971, and hast sinned^H2398^(H8802) against thy soul^H5315.

¹¹ For the stone will cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the woodwork will answer it.

KJVFor the stone^H68 shall cry out^H2199^(H8799) of the wall^H7023, and the beam out^H3714 of the timber^H6086 shall answer^H6030^(H8799) it.

¹² Woe to him who builds a town with blood, and establishes a city by iniquity!

KJVWoe^H1945 to him that buildeth^H1129^(H8802) a town^H5892 with blood^H1818, and stablisheth^H3559^(H8790) a city^H7151 by iniquity^H5766!

¹³ Behold, isn’t it from Yahweh of Armies that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?

KJVBehold, is it not of the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 that the people^H5971 shall labour^H3021^(H8799) in the very^H1767 fire^H784, and the people^H3816 shall weary^H3286^(H8799) themselves for very^H1767 vanity^H7385?

¹⁴ For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of Yahweh’s glory, as the waters cover the sea.

KJVFor the earth^H776 shall be filled^H4390^(H8735) with the knowledge^H3045^(H8800) of the glory^H3519 of the LORD^H3068, as the waters^H4325 cover^H3680^(H8762) the sea^H3220.

¹⁵ “Woe to him who gives his neighbor drink, pouring your inflaming wine until they are drunk, so that you may gaze at their naked bodies!

KJVWoe^H1945 unto him that giveth his neighbour^H7453 drink^H8248^(H8688), that puttest^H5596^(H8764) thy bottle^H2573 to him, and makest him drunken^H7937^(H8763) also, that thou mayest look^H5027^(H8687) on their nakedness^H4589!

¹⁶ You are filled with shame, and not glory. You will also drink and be exposed! The cup of Yahweh’s right hand will come around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.

KJVThou art filled^H7646^(H8804) with shame^H7036 for glory^H3519: drink^H8354^(H8798) thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered^H6188^(H8734): the cup^H3563 of the LORD'S^H3068 right hand^H3225 shall be turned^H5437^(H8735) unto thee, and shameful spewing^H7022 shall be on thy glory^H3519.

¹⁷ For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of the animals will terrify you, because of men’s blood and for the violence done to the land, to every city and to those who dwell in them.

KJVFor the violence^H2555 of Lebanon^H3844 shall cover^H3680^(H8762) thee, and the spoil^H7701 of beasts^H929, which made them afraid^H2865^(H8686), because of men's^H120 blood^H1818, and for the violence^H2555 of the land^H776, of the city^H7151, and of all that dwell^H3427^(H8802) therein.

¹⁸ “What value does the engraved image have, that its maker has engraved it; the molten image, even the teacher of lies, that he who fashions its form trusts in it, to make mute idols?

KJVWhat profiteth^H3276^(H8689) the graven image^H6459 that the maker^H3335^(H8802) thereof hath graven^H6458^(H8804) it; the molten image^H4541, and a teacher^H3384^(H8688) of lies^H8267, that the maker^H3335^(H8802) of his work^H3336 trusteth^H982^(H8804) therein, to make^H6213^(H8800) dumb^H483 idols^H457?

¹⁹ Woe to him who says to the wood, ‘Awake!’ or to the mute stone, ‘Arise!’ Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all within it.

KJVWoe^H1945 unto him that saith^H559^(H8802) to the wood^H6086, Awake^H6974^(H8685); to the dumb^H1748 stone^H68, Arise^H5782^(H8798), it shall teach^H3384^(H8686)! Behold, it is laid^H8610^(H8803) over with gold^H2091 and silver^H3701, and there is no breath^H7307 at all in the midst^H7130 of it.

²⁰ But Yahweh is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before him!”

KJVBut the LORD^H3068 is in his holy^H6944 temple^H1964: let all the earth^H776 keep silence^H2013^(H8761) before^H6440 him.

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