Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:13–14

¹³Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil,

and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing.

So why do You tolerate the faithless?

Why are You silent

while the wicked swallow up

those more righteous than themselves?

¹⁴You have made men like the fish of the sea,

like creeping things that have no ruler.

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Habakkuk 1:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your eyes	עֵינַ֙יִם֙	‘ê·na·yim	Noun - cd	H5869 eye
are too pure	טְה֤וֹר	ṭə·hō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2890 clean, pure
to look upon	מֵרְא֣וֹת	mê·rə·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
evil	רָ֔ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and You cannot	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
tolerate	וְהַבִּ֥יט	wə·hab·bîṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5027 look
wrongdoing	עָמָ֖ל	‘ā·māl	Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
So why	לָ֤מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do You tolerate	תַבִּיט֙	ṯab·bîṭ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5027 look
the faithless	בּֽוֹגְדִ֔ים	bō·wḡ·ḏîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H898 act or deal treacherously
Why are You silent	תַּחֲרִ֕ישׁ	ta·ḥă·rîš	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
while the wicked	רָשָׁ֖ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
swallow up	בְּבַלַּ֥ע	bə·ḇal·la‘	Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf
those more righteous	צַדִּ֥יק	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
than themselves	מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

Habakkuk 1:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have made	וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה	wat·ta·‘ă·śeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
men	אָדָ֖ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
like the fish	כִּדְגֵ֣י	kiḏ·ḡê	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1709 fish
of the sea	הַיָּ֑ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
like creeping things	כְּרֶ֖מֶשׂ	kə·re·meś	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H7431 creeping things, moving things
no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
ruler	מֹשֵׁ֥ל	mō·šêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign

Cross-references

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Habakkuk 1:13 Psalm 5:4–5 · Psalm 34:15–16 · Jeremiah 12:1–2 · Habakkuk 1:3–4 · Proverbs 31:8–9 · Psalm 10:15 · 2 Samuel 4:11 · Psalm 50:3 · 1 Peter 1:15–16 · Psalm 37:12–15 · 1 Kings 2:32 · Psalm 83:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.