- 1I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.עַל מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣י אֶעֱמֹ֔דָה וְאֶֽתְיַצְּבָ֖ה עַל מָצ֑וֹר וַאֲצַפֶּ֗ה לִרְאוֹת֙ מַה יְדַבֶּר וּמָ֥ה אָשִׁ֖יב עַל תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי
- 2And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.וַיַּעֲנֵ֤נִי יְהוָה֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר כְּת֣וֹב חָז֔וֹן וּבָאֵ֖ר עַל הַלֻּח֑וֹת לְמַ֥עַן יָר֖וּץ ק֥וֹרֵא
- 3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.כִּ֣י ע֤וֹד חָזוֹן֙ לַמּוֹעֵ֔ד וְיָפֵ֥חַ לַקֵּ֖ץ וְלֹ֣א יְכַזֵּ֑ב אִם יִתְמַהְמָהּ֙ חַכֵּה כִּֽי בֹ֥א יָבֹ֖א לֹ֥א יְאַחֵֽר
- 4Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.הִנֵּ֣ה עֻפְּלָ֔ה לֹא יָשְׁרָ֥ה נַפְשׁ֖וֹ וְצַדִּ֖יק בֶּאֱמוּנָת֥וֹ יִחְיֶֽה
- 5Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:וְאַף֙ כִּֽי הַיַּ֣יִן בּוֹגֵ֔ד גֶּ֥בֶר יָהִ֖יר וְלֹ֣א יִנְוֶ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֩ הִרְחִ֨יב כִּשְׁא֜וֹל נַפְשׁ֗וֹ וְה֤וּא כַמָּ֨וֶת֙ וְלֹ֣א יִשְׂבָּ֔ע וַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ף אֵלָיו֙ כָּל הַגּוֹיִ֔ם וַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץ אֵלָ֖יו כָּל הָעַמִּֽים
- 6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!הֲלוֹא אֵ֣לֶּה כֻלָּ֗ם עָלָיו֙ מָשָׁ֣ל יִשָּׂ֔אוּ וּמְלִיצָ֖ה חִיד֣וֹת וְיֹאמַ֗ר ה֚וֹי הַמַּרְבֶּ֣ה לֹּא עַד מָתַ֕י וּמַכְבִּ֥יד עָלָ֖יו עַבְטִֽיט
- 7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?הֲל֣וֹא פֶ֗תַע יָק֨וּמוּ֙ נֹשְׁכֶ֔יךָ וְיִקְצ֖וּ מְזַעְזְעֶ֑יךָ וְהָיִ֥יתָ לִמְשִׁסּ֖וֹת
- 8Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.כִּֽי אַתָּ֤ה שַׁלּ֨וֹתָ֙ גּוֹיִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים יְשָׁלּ֖וּךָ כָּל יֶ֣תֶר עַמִּ֑ים מִדְּמֵ֤י אָדָם֙ וַחֲמַס אֶ֔רֶץ קִרְיָ֖ה וְכָל יֹ֥שְׁבֵי
- 9Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!ה֗וֹי בֹּצֵ֛עַ בֶּ֥צַע רָ֖ע לְבֵית֑וֹ לָשׂ֤וּם בַּמָּרוֹם֙ קִנּ֔וֹ לְהִנָּצֵ֖ל מִכַּף רָֽע
- 10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.יָעַ֥צְתָּ בֹּ֖שֶׁת לְבֵיתֶ֑ךָ קְצוֹת עַמִּ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים וְחוֹטֵ֥א נַפְשֶֽׁךָ
- 11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.כִּי אֶ֖בֶן מִקִּ֣יר תִּזְעָ֑ק וְכָפִ֖יס מֵעֵ֥ץ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה
- 12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!ה֛וֹי בֹּנֶ֥ה עִ֖יר בְּדָמִ֑ים וְכוֹנֵ֥ן קִרְיָ֖ה בְּעַוְלָֽה
- 13Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?הֲל֣וֹא הִנֵּ֔ה מֵאֵ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת וְיִֽיגְע֤וּ עַמִּים֙ בְּדֵי אֵ֔שׁ וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים בְּדֵי רִ֥יק יִעָֽפוּ
- 14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.כִּ֚י תִּמָּלֵ֣א הָאָ֔רֶץ לָדַ֖עַת אֶת כְּב֣וֹד יְהוָ֑ה כַּמַּ֖יִם יְכַסּ֥וּ עַל יָֽם
- 15Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!ה֚וֹי מַשְׁקֵ֣ה רֵעֵ֔הוּ מְסַפֵּ֥חַ חֲמָתְךָ֖ וְאַ֣ף שַׁכֵּ֑ר לְמַ֥עַן הַבִּ֖יט עַל מְעוֹרֵיהֶֽם
- 16Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.שָׂבַ֤עְתָּ קָלוֹן֙ מִכָּב֔וֹד שְׁתֵ֥ה גַם אַ֖תָּה וְהֵֽעָרֵ֑ל תִּסּ֣וֹב עָלֶ֗יךָ כּ֚וֹס יְמִ֣ין יְהוָ֔ה וְקִיקָל֖וֹן עַל כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ
- 17For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.כִּ֣י חֲמַ֤ס לְבָנוֹן֙ יְכַסֶּ֔ךָּ וְשֹׁ֥ד בְּהֵמ֖וֹת יְחִיתַ֑ן מִדְּמֵ֤י אָדָם֙ וַחֲמַס אֶ֔רֶץ קִרְיָ֖ה וְכָל יֹ֥שְׁבֵי
- 18What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?מָֽה הוֹעִ֣יל פֶּ֗סֶל כִּ֤י פְסָלוֹ֙ יֹֽצְר֔וֹ מַסֵּכָ֖ה וּמ֣וֹרֶה שָּׁ֑קֶר כִּ֣י בָטַ֞ח יֹצֵ֤ר יִצְרוֹ֙ עָלָ֔יו לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת אֱלִילִ֥ים אִלְּמִֽים
- 19Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.ה֣וֹי אֹמֵ֤ר לָעֵץ֙ הָקִ֔יצָה ע֖וּרִי לְאֶ֣בֶן דּוּמָ֑ם ה֣וּא יוֹרֶ֔ה הִנֵּה ה֗וּא תָּפוּשׂ֙ זָהָ֣ב וָכֶ֔סֶף וְכָל ר֖וּחַ אֵ֥ין בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ
- 20But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.וַֽיהוָ֖ה בְּהֵיכַ֣ל קָדְשׁ֑וֹ הַ֥ס מִפָּנָ֖יו כָּל הָאָֽרֶץ
Habakkuk 2 KJV
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253 tagged Hebrew tokens159 distinct lexical entries20 of 20 verses source-tagged
כִּיH3588
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
הוֹיH1945
oh!
יְהֹוָהH3068
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
עַםH5971
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
אֶרֶץH776
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
דָּםH1818
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e., drops of blood)
הוּאH1931
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
הִנֵּהH2009
lo!
חָמָסH2555
violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain
כָּבוֹדH3519
properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
Hebrew verse gematria
YHWSA calculates these totals directly from every consonant in the tagged Hebrew source line using the Carlo Suarès letter-number system; vowel points and cantillation marks do not add values. The totals are not reverse-mapped from English. A matching number is a comparison to investigate, not proof that two passages mean the same thing.
| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| Habakkuk 2:1 | 4,548 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:2 | 4,649 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:3 | 3,621 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:4 | 1,975 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:5 | 7,975 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:6 | 3,523 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:7 | 3,817 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:8 | 7,436 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:9 | 4,338 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:10 | 5,302 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:11 | 3,031 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:12 | 2,224 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:13 | 3,389 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:14 | 4,046 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:15 | 5,107 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:16 | 7,239 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:17 | 6,014 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:18 | 4,769 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:19 | 6,423 | study verse |
| Habakkuk 2:20 | 1,916 | study verse |
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