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Habakkuk

Chapter 1
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): hamּashsa'֙ 'ashshe֣r chaza֔h chabaqּ֖uq hanּabiֽy'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.

הַמַּשָׂא֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָזָ֔ה חֲבַקּ֖וּק הַנָּבִֽיא׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): ad-'a֧nah yehva֛h shshiua֖'etּiy velo֣ tishshema֑ 'eze'a֥q 'ele֛yka chama֖s velo֥ toshshiֽy'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)O LORD, how long shall I cry, and You will not hear! even cry out to You of violence, and You will not save!

עַד־אָ֧נָה יְהוָ֛ה שִׁוַּ֖עְתִּי וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁמָ֑ע אֶזְעַ֥ק אֵלֶ֛יךָ חָמָ֖ס וְלֹ֥א תוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): la֣mּah tare'e֤niy 'a֨ven֙ ve'ama֣l tּabּi֔yt veshsho֥d vechama֖s lenegedּi֑y vayehi֧y ri֦yb umad֖on yishsּaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Why dost You show me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.

לָ֣מָּה תַרְאֵ֤נִי אָ֨וֶן֙ וְעָמָ֣ל תַּבִּ֔יט וְשֹׁ֥ד וְחָמָ֖ס לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וַיְהִ֧י רִ֦יב וּמָד֖וֹן יִשָּֽׂא׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): al-kּen֙ tּap֣ug tּora֔h veloֽ'-yetze֥ lane֖tzach mishshepּa֑t kּi֤y rashsha'֙ maketּi֣yr 'et-hatzּadּi֔yq 'al-kּe֛n yetze֥ mishshepּa֖t me'uqּaֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore the law is slacked, and judgement does never go forth: for the wicked does compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgement proceeds.

עַל־כֵּן֙ תָּפ֣וּג תּוֹרָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־יֵצֵ֥א לָנֶ֖צַח מִשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּ֤י רָשָׁע֙ מַכְתִּ֣יר אֶת־הַצַּדִּ֔יק עַל־כֵּ֛ן יֵצֵ֥א מִשְׁפָּ֖ט מְעֻקָּֽל׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): re'֤u bagּoyim֙ veֽhabּi֔ytu vehiֽtּamּeh֖u tּema֑hu kּiy-po֨'al֙ pּo'e֣l bּiֽymeyke֔m lo֥ ta'ami֖ynu kּi֥y yesupּaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Behold you among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which you will not believe, though it be told you.

רְא֤וּ בַגּוֹיִם֙ וְֽהַבִּ֔יטוּ וְהִֽתַּמְּה֖וּ תְּמָ֑הוּ כִּי־פֹ֨עַל֙ פֹּעֵ֣ל בִּֽימֵיכֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תַאֲמִ֖ינוּ כִּ֥י יְסֻפָּֽר׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-hineni֤y meqiym֙ 'et-hakּashsedּi֔ym hagּ֖oy hamּa֣r vehanּimeha֑r haֽholeke֙ lemerechabey-'e֔retz lare֖shshet mishshekּan֥ot lּo'-lֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)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.

כִּֽי־הִנְנִ֤י מֵקִים֙ אֶת־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים הַגּ֖וֹי הַמַּ֣ר וְהַנִּמְהָ֑ר הַֽהוֹלֵךְ֙ לְמֶרְחֲבֵי־אֶ֔רֶץ לָרֶ֖שֶׁת מִשְׁכָּנ֥וֹת לֹּא־לֽוֹ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ayo֥m venora֖ h֑u mimּe֕nּu mishshepּat֥o ushse'et֖o yetzeֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They are terrible and dreadful: their judgement and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.

אָיֹ֥ם וְנוֹרָ֖א ה֑וּא מִמֶּ֕נּוּ מִשְׁפָּט֥וֹ וּשְׂאֵת֖וֹ יֵצֵֽא׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): veqalּ֨u minּemeri֜ym susa֗yv vechadּu֙ mizּe'e֣bey 'e֔reb upa֖shshu pּaֽrashsha֑yv upaֽrashshayv֙ merach֣oq yabo֔'u ya'u֕pu kּene֖shsher cha֥shsh le'ekֽol׃
Edified Edition (EDE)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 hasts to eat.

וְקַלּ֨וּ מִנְּמֵרִ֜ים סוּסָ֗יו וְחַדּוּ֙ מִזְּאֵ֣בֵי עֶ֔רֶב וּפָ֖שׁוּ פָּֽרָשָׁ֑יו וּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙ מֵרָח֣וֹק יָבֹ֔אוּ יָעֻ֕פוּ כְּנֶ֖שֶׁר חָ֥שׁ לֶאֱכֽוֹל׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּulּoh֙ lechama֣s yab֔o megamּa֥t pּeneyhe֖m qadi֑ymah vayּe'eso֥p kּach֖ol shsheֽbiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.

כֻּלֹּה֙ לְחָמָ֣ס יָב֔וֹא מְגַמַּ֥ת פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם קָדִ֑ימָה וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף כַּח֖וֹל שֶֽׁבִי׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehu'֙ bּamּelaki֣ym yiteqalּa֔s verozeni֖ym mishsecha֣q l֑o h֚u lekal-mibetza֣r yishsecha֔q vayּitzebּo֥r 'apa֖r vaֽyּilekּedaֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn to them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.

וְהוּא֙ בַּמְּלָכִ֣ים יִתְקַלָּ֔ס וְרֹזְנִ֖ים מִשְׂחָ֣ק ל֑וֹ ה֚וּא לְכָל־מִבְצָ֣ר יִשְׂחָ֔ק וַיִּצְבֹּ֥ר עָפָ֖ר וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): a֣z chala֥p r֛ucha vaֽyּa'abo֖r ve'ashshe֑m z֥u koch֖o le'lohֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power to his god.

אָ֣ז חָלַ֥ף ר֛וּחַ וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר וְאָשֵׁ֑ם ז֥וּ כֹח֖וֹ לֵאלֹהֽוֹ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): hal֧o 'atּa֣h miqּe֗dem yehva֧h 'eloha֛y qedoshshi֖y lo֣ nam֑ut yehvah֙ lemishshepּa֣t shsametּ֔o vetz֖ur lehoki֥ycha yesadetּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)are You not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, You hast ordained them for judgement; and, O mighty God, You hast established them for correction.

הֲל֧וֹא אַתָּ֣ה מִקֶּ֗דֶם יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛י קְדֹשִׁ֖י לֹ֣א נָמ֑וּת יְהוָה֙ לְמִשְׁפָּ֣ט שַׂמְתּ֔וֹ וְצ֖וּר לְהוֹכִ֥יחַ יְסַדְתּֽוֹ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): teh֤or 'eyna֨yim֙ mere'֣ot ra֔ vehabּi֥yt 'el-'ama֖l lo֣ tuka֑l la֤mּah tabּiyt֙ bּֽogedi֔ym tּachari֕yshsh bּebalּa֥ rashsha֖ tzadּi֥yq mimּeֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest You upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest Your tongue when the wicked devours the man that is more righteous than he?

טְה֤וֹר עֵינַ֨יִם֙ מֵרְא֣וֹת רָ֔ע וְהַבִּ֥יט אֶל־עָמָ֖ל לֹ֣א תוּכָ֑ל לָ֤מָּה תַבִּיט֙ בּֽוֹגְדִ֔ים תַּחֲרִ֕ישׁ בְּבַלַּ֥ע רָשָׁ֖ע צַדִּ֥יק מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּa'ashse֥h 'ada֖m kּidege֣y hayּa֑m kּere֖meshs lo'-moshshe֥l bּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה אָדָ֖ם כִּדְגֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם כְּרֶ֖מֶשׂ לֹא־מֹשֵׁ֥ל בּֽוֹ׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּulּoh֙ bּechakּa֣h heֽ'ala֔h yegore֣hu becherem֔o veya'asepe֖hu bּemikemaretּ֑o 'al-kּe֖n yishsema֥ch veyagiֽyl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)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.

כֻּלֹּה֙ בְּחַכָּ֣ה הֵֽעֲלָ֔ה יְגֹרֵ֣הוּ בְחֶרְמ֔וֹ וְיַאַסְפֵ֖הוּ בְּמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ עַל־כֵּ֖ן יִשְׂמַ֥ח וְיָגִֽיל׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): al-kּen֙ yezabּe֣cha lecherem֔o viֽyqatּe֖r lemikemaretּ֑o kּi֤y bahe֨mּah֙ shshame֣n cheleq֔o uma'akal֖o bּeri'aֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore they sacrifice to their net, and burn incense to their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.

עַל־כֵּן֙ יְזַבֵּ֣חַ לְחֶרְמ֔וֹ וִֽיקַטֵּ֖ר לְמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ כִּ֤י בָהֵ֨מָּה֙ שָׁמֵ֣ן חֶלְק֔וֹ וּמַאֲכָל֖וֹ בְּרִאָֽה׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): ha֥'al kּe֖n yari֣yq cherem֑o vetami֛yd laharo֥g gּoyi֖m lo֥ yachemֽol׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?

הַ֥עַל כֵּ֖ן יָרִ֣יק חֶרְמ֑וֹ וְתָמִ֛יד לַהֲרֹ֥ג גּוֹיִ֖ם לֹ֥א יַחְמֽוֹל׃ס