Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:10

¹⁰They scoff at kings

and make rulers an object of scorn.

They laugh at every fortress

and build up siege ramps to seize it.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	וְהוּא֙	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
scoff at	יִתְקַלָּ֔ס	yiṯ·qal·lās	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7046 mock, scoff
kings	בַּמְּלָכִ֣ים	bam·mə·lā·ḵîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4428 king
and	וְרֹזְנִ֖ים	wə·rō·zə·nîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7336 be weighty, judicious, commanding
an object of scorn	מִשְׂחָ֣ק	miś·ḥāq	Noun - masculine singular	H4890 object of derision
They	ה֚וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
laugh	יִשְׂחָ֔ק	yiś·ḥāq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7832 laugh
at every	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
fortress	מִבְצָ֣ר	miḇ·ṣār	Noun - masculine singular	H4013 fortification
and build up	וַיִּצְבֹּ֥ר	way·yiṣ·bōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6651 heap up
siege ramps	עָפָ֖ר	‘ā·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
to seize it	וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃	way·yil·kə·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.