1 The burden 04853 which Habakkuk 02265 the prophet 05030 saw 02372.
2 O LORD 03068, how long shall I cry 07768, and thou wilt not hear 08085! even cry out 02199 to thee of violence 02555, and thou wilt not save 03467!
3 Why dost thou show 07200 me iniquity 0205, and cause me to behold 05027 grievance 05999? for plundering 07701 and violence 02555 are before me: and there are that raise 05375 strife 07379 and contention 04066.
4 Therefore the law 08451 is feeble 06313, and judgment 04941 doth never 05331 go forth 03318: for the wicked 07563 doth surround 03803 the righteous 06662; therefore judgment 04941 goeth forth 03318 perverted 06127 wrong: or, wrested
5 Behold 07200 ye among the heathen 01471, and regard 05027, and wonder 08539 marvellously 08539: for I will work 06466 a work 06467 in your days 03117, which ye will not believe 0539, though it be told 05608 you.
6 For, lo, I raise up 06965 the Chaldeans 03778, that bitter 04751 and hasty 04116 nation 01471, which shall march 01980 through the breadth 04800 of the land 0776, to possess 03423 the dwellingplaces 04908 that are not theirs. breadth: Heb. breadths
7 They are terrible 0366 and dreadful 03372: their judgment 04941 and their dignity 07613 shall proceed 03318 from themselves. their judgment…: or, from them shall proceed the judgment of these, and the captivity of these
8 Their horses 05483 also are swifter 07043 than the leopards 05246, and are more fierce 02300 than the evening 06153 wolves 02061: and their horsemen 06571 shall spread 06335 themselves, and their horsemen 06571 shall come 0935 from far 07350; they shall fly 05774 as the eagle 05404 that hasteth 02363 to eat 0398. fierce: Heb. sharp
9 They shall come 0935 all for violence 02555: their faces 06440 shall sup up 04041 as the east wind 06921, and they shall gather 0622 the captives 07628 as the sand 02344. their…: or, the supping up of their faces, etc: or, their faces shall look (Heb. the opposition of their faces) toward the east
10 And they shall scoff 07046 at the kings 04428, and the princes 07336 shall be a scorn 04890 to them: they shall laugh at 07832 every strong hold 04013; for they shall heap 06651 dust 06083, and take 03920 it.
11 Then shall his mind 07307 change 02498, and he shall pass over 05674, and offend 0816, imputing this 02098 his power 03581 to his god 0433.
12 Art thou not from everlasting 06924, O LORD 03068 my God 0430, my Holy One 06918? we shall not die 04191. O LORD 03068, thou hast ordained 07760 them for judgment 04941; and, O mighty God 06697, thou hast established 03245 them for correction 03198. mighty…: Heb. rockestablished: Heb. founded
13 Thou art of purer 02889 eyes 05869 than to behold 07200 evil 07451, and canst 03201 not look 05027 on iniquity 05999: why lookest 05027 thou on them that deal treacherously 0898, and keepest silence 02790 when the wicked 07563 devoureth 01104 the man that is more righteous 06662 than he? iniquity: or, grievance
14 And makest 06213 men 0120 as the fishes 01709 of the sea 03220, as the creeping things 07431, that have no ruler 04910 over them? creeping: or, moving
15 They take up 05927 all of them with the hook 02443, they catch 01641 them in their net 02764, and gather 0622 them in their drag 04365: therefore they rejoice 08055 and are glad 01523. drag: or, flue net
16 Therefore they sacrifice 02076 to their net 02764, and burn incense 06999 to their drag 04365; because by them 01992 their portion 02506 is fat 08082, and their food 03978 plenteous 01277. plenteous: or, dainty: Heb. fat
17 Shall they therefore empty 07324 their net 02764, and not spare 02550 continually 08548 to slay 02026 the nations 01471?
1 I will stand 05975 upon my watch 04931, and station 03320 myself upon the tower 04692, and will watch 06822 to see 07200 what he will say 01696 to me, and what I shall answer 07725 when I am reproved 08433. tower: Heb. fenced placeunto me: or, in mewhen…: or, when I am argued with: Heb. upon my reproof, or, arguing
2 And the LORD 03068 answered 06030 me, and said 0559, Write 03789 the vision 02377, and make it plain 0874 upon tablets 03871, that he may run 07323 that readeth 07121 it.
3 For the vision 02377 is yet for an appointed time 04150, but at the end 07093 it shall speak 06315, and not lie 03576: though it may tarry 04102, wait 02442 for it; because it will surely 0935 come 0935, it will not tarry 0309.
4 Behold, his soul 05315 who is lifted up 06075 is not upright 03474 in him: but the just 06662 shall live 02421 by his faith 0530.
5 Yea also, because he transgresseth 0898 by wine 03196, he is a proud 03093 man 01397, neither keepeth at home 05115, who enlargeth 07337 his desire 05315 as hell 07585, and is as death 04194, and cannot be satisfied 07646, but gathereth 0622 to him all nations 01471, and heapeth 06908 to him all people 05971: Yea…: or, How much more
6 Shall not all these take up 05375 a parable 04912 against him, and a taunting 04426 proverb 02420 against him, and say 0559, Woe 01945 to him that increaseth 07235 that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth 03513 himself with thick clay 05671! Woe…: or, Ho, he
7 Shall they not rise 06965 suddenly 06621 that shall bite 05391 thee, and awake 03364 that shall oppress 02111 thee, and thou shalt be for booty 04933 to them?
8 Because thou hast laid waste 07997 many 07227 nations 01471, all the remnant 03499 of the people 05971 shall lay thee waste 07997; because of men’s 0120 blood 01818, and for the violence 02555 of the land 0776, of the city 07151, and of all that dwell 03427 in it. blood: Heb. bloods
9 Woe 01945 to him that coveteth 01214 an evil 07451 covetousness 01215 to his house 01004, that he may set 07760 his nest 07064 on high 04791, that he may be delivered 05337 from the power 03709 of evil 07451! coveteth…: or, gaineth and evil gainpower…: Heb. palm of the hand
10 Thou gavest 03289 shameful 01322 counsel 03289 to thy house 01004 by cutting off 07096 many 07227 people 05971, and hast sinned 02398 against thy soul 05315.
11 For the stone 068 shall cry out 02199 of the wall 07023, and the beam out 03714 of the timber 06086 shall answer 06030 it. beam: or, piece, or, fasteninganswer it: or, witness against it
12 Woe 01945 to him that buildeth 01129 a town 05892 with blood 01818, and establisheth 03559 a city 07151 by iniquity 05766! blood: Heb. bloods
13 Behold, is it not from the LORD 03068 of hosts 06635 that the people 05971 shall labour 03021 only for 01767 fire 0784, and the people 03816 shall weary 03286 themselves for nothing 01767, 7385? for…: or, in vain?
14 For the earth 0776 shall be filled 04390 with the knowledge 03045 of the glory 03519 of the LORD 03068, as the waters 04325 cover 03680 the sea 03220. with…: or, by knowing the glory
15 Woe 01945 to him that giveth his neighbour 07453 drink 08248, that puttest 05596 thy bottle 02573 to him, and makest him drunk 07937 also, that thou mayest look 05027 on their nakedness 04589!
16 Thou art filled 07646 with shame 07036 for glory 03519: drink 08354 thou also, and let thy shame come upon thee 06188: the cup 03563 of the LORD’S 03068 right hand 03225 shall be turned 05437 to thee, and utter shame 07022 shall be on thy glory 03519. with…: or, more with shame than with glory
17 For the violence 02555 of Lebanon 03844 shall cover 03680 thee, and the spoil 07701 of beasts 0929, which made them afraid 02865, because of men’s 0120 blood 01818, and for the violence 02555 of the land 0776, of the city 07151, and of all that dwell 03427 in it.
18 What profiteth 03276 the graven image 06459 that its maker 03335 hath engraved 06458 it; the molten image 04541, and a teacher 03384 of lies 08267, that the maker 03335 of his work 03336 trusteth 0982 in it, to make 06213 dumb 0483 idols 0457? maker of…: Heb. fashioner of his fashion
19 Woe 01945 to him that saith 0559 to the wood 06086, Awake 06974; to the dumb 01748 stone 068, Arise 05782, it shall teach 03384! Behold, it is laid 08610 over with gold 02091 and silver 03701, and there is no breath 07307 at all within 07130 it.
20 But the LORD 03068 is in his holy 06944 temple 01964: let all the earth 0776 keep silence 02013 before 06440 him. let…: Heb. be silent all the earth before him
1 A prayer 08605 of Habakkuk 02265 the prophet 05030 upon Shigionoth 07692. upon…: or, according to variable songs, or, tunes, called in Hebrew, Shigionoth
2 O LORD 03068, I have heard 08085 thy speech 08088, and was afraid 03372: O LORD 03068, revive 02421 thy work 06467 in the midst 07130 of the years 08141, in the midst 07130 of the years 08141 make known 03045; in wrath 07267 remember 02142 mercy 07355. speech: Heb. report, or, hearingrevive: or, preserve alive
3 God 0433 came 0935 from Teman 08487, and the Holy One 06918 from mount 02022 Paran 06290. Selah 05542. His glory 01935 covered 03680 the heavens 08064, and the earth 0776 was full 04390 of his praise 08416. Teman: or, the south
4 And his brightness 05051 was as the light 0216; he had horns 07161 coming out of his hand 03027: and there was the hiding 02253 of his power 05797. horns…: or, bright beams out of his side
5 Before 06440 him went 03212 the pestilence 01698, and burning coals 07565 went forth 03318 at his feet 07272. coals: or, diseases
6 He stood 05975, and measured 04128 the earth 0776: he beheld 07200, and drove asunder 05425 the nations 01471; and the everlasting 05703 mountains 02042 were scattered 06327, the perpetual 05769 hills 01389 did bow 07817: his ways 01979 are everlasting 05769.
7 I saw 07200 the tents 0168 of Cushan 03572 in affliction 0205: and the curtains 03407 of the land 0776 of Midian 04080 trembled 07264. Cushan: or, Ethiopiain…: or, under affliction, or, vanity
8 Was the LORD 03068 displeased 02734 against the rivers 05104? was thy anger 0639 against the rivers 05104? was thy wrath 05678 against the sea 03220, that thou didst ride 07392 upon thy horses 05483 and thy chariots 04818 of salvation 03444? of…: or, were salvation?
9 Thy bow 07198 was made quite 06181 naked 05783, according to the oaths 07621 of the tribes 04294, even thy word 0562. Selah 05542. Thou didst cleave 01234 the earth 0776 with rivers 05104. earth…: or, rivers of the earth
10 The mountains 02022 saw 07200 thee, and they trembled 02342: the overflowing 02230 of the water 04325 passed by 05674: the deep 08415 uttered 05414 his voice 06963, and lifted up 05375 his hands 03027 on high 07315.
11 The sun 08121 and moon 03394 stood still 05975 in their habitation 02073: at the light 0216 of thy arrows 02671 they went 01980, and at the shining 05051 of thy glittering 01300 spear 02595. at the light…: or, thine arrows walked in the light
12 Thou didst march through 06805 the land 0776 in indignation 02195, thou didst thresh 01758 the heathen 01471 in anger 0639.
13 Thou wentest forth 03318 for the salvation 03468 of thy people 05971, even for salvation 03468 with thy anointed 04899; thou didst wound 04272 the head 07218 out of the house 01004 of the wicked 07563, by laying bare 06168 the foundation 03247 to the neck 06677. Selah 05542. by…: Heb. making naked
14 Thou didst strike through 05344 with his staffs 04294 the head 07218 of his villages 06518: they came out as a whirlwind 05590 to scatter 06327 me: their rejoicing 05951 was as to devour 0398 the poor 06041 secretly 04565. came…: Heb. were tempestuous
15 Thou didst walk 01869 through the sea 03220 with thy horses 05483, through the mire 02563 of great 07227 waters 04325. heap: or, mud
16 When I heard 08085, my belly 0990 trembled 07264; my lips 08193 quivered 06750 at the voice 06963: rottenness 07538 entered 0935 into my bones 06106, and I trembled 07264 in myself, that I might rest 05117 in the day 03117 of trouble 06869: when he cometh up 05927 to the people 05971, he will invade them with his troops 01464. invade…: or, cut them in pieces
17 Although the fig tree 08384 shall not blossom 06524, neither shall fruit 02981 be in the vines 01612; the labour 04639 of the olive 02132 shall fail 03584, and the fields 07709 shall yield 06213 no food 0400; the flock 06629 shall be cut off 01504 from the fold 04356, and there shall be no herd 01241 in the stalls 07517: fail: Heb. lie
18 Yet I will rejoice 05937 in the LORD 03068, I will joy 01523 in the God 0430 of my salvation 03468.
19 The LORD 03069 God 0136 is my strength 02428, and he will make 07760 my feet 07272 like hinds 0355’ feet, and he will make me to walk 01869 upon my high places 01116. To the chief singer 05329 on my stringed instruments 05058. chief…: or, overseerstringed…: Heb. Neginoth