Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:2

²How long, O LORD, must I call for help

but You do not hear,

or cry out to You, “Violence!”

but You do not save?

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How long	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
O LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
must I call for help	שִׁוַּ֖עְתִּי	šiw·wa‘·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H7768 cry out for help
but You do not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
hear	תִשְׁמָ֑ע	ṯiš·mā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
or cry out	אֶזְעַ֥ק	’ez·‘aq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H2199 cry, cry out, call
to You	אֵלֶ֛יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Violence	חָמָ֖ס	ḥā·mās	Noun - masculine singular	H2555 violence, wrong
but You do not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
save	תוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃	ṯō·wō·šî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3467 deliver

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.