Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:5

5“Look at the nations and observe—

be utterly astounded!a

For I am doing a work in your days

that you would never believe

even if someone told you.b

Footnotes

  • a 1:5 LXX Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish!
  • b 1:5 Cited in Acts 13:41|ACT 13:41

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Lookרְא֤וּrə·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7200 see
at the nationsבַגּוֹיִם֙ḇag·gō·w·yimPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
and observeוְֽהַבִּ֔יטוּwə·hab·bî·ṭūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH5027 look
be utterly astoundedוְהִֽתַּמְּה֖וּwə·hit·tam·mə·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine pluralH8539 be astounded, dumbfounded
Forכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
doingפֹּעֵ֣לpō·‘êlVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6466 do, make
a workפֹ֙עַל֙p̄ō·‘alNoun - masculine singularH6467 doing, deed, work
in your daysבִּֽימֵיכֶ֔םbî·mê·ḵemPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH3117 day
that you would neverלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
believeתַאֲמִ֖ינוּṯa·’ă·mî·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH539 confirm, support
even ifכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
told youיְסֻפָּֽר׃yə·sup·pārVerb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5608 count

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Acts 13:40–41 · Isaiah 29:14 · Lamentations 4:12 · Jeremiah 5:12–13 · Jeremiah 18:18 · Jeremiah 25:14–29 · Jeremiah 9:25–26 · Isaiah 29:9 · Zephaniah 1:2 · Daniel 9:12 · Ezekiel 12:22–28 · Acts 6:13–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.