Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:14

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

like creeping things that have no ruler.

Word by word

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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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.