Habakkuk
Habakkuk 1:12
12Are You not from everlasting,
O LORD, my God, my Holy One?
We will not die.
O LORD, You have appointed them
to execute judgment;
O Rock, You have established them
for correction.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Are You | אַתָּ֣ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| not | הֲל֧וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| from everlasting | מִקֶּ֗דֶם | miq·qe·ḏem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H6924 front, east, aforetime |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֧ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| my God | אֱלֹהַ֛י | ’ĕ·lō·hay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
| my Holy One | קְדֹשִׁ֖י | qə·ḏō·šî | Adjective - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6918 sacred, holy |
| We will not die | נָמ֑וּת | nā·mūṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H4191 die |
| O LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| You have appointed them | שַׂמְתּ֔וֹ | śam·tōw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| to execute judgment | לְמִשְׁפָּ֣ט | lə·miš·pāṭ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| O Rock | וְצ֖וּר | wə·ṣūr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H6697 rock, cliff |
| You have established them | יְסַדְתּֽוֹ׃ | yə·saḏ·tōw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H3245 establish, found, fix |
| for correction | לְהוֹכִ֥יחַ | lə·hō·w·ḵî·aḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3198 decide, adjudge, prove |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 32:4 · Psalm 90:2 · Deuteronomy 33:27 · Jeremiah 46:28 · Jeremiah 30:11 · Psalm 93:2 · Amos 9:8–9 · Hebrews 13:8 · Hebrews 12:5–6 · Hebrews 1:10–12 · Ezekiel 30:25 · Lamentations 5:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.