Habakkuk

Habakkuk 2:1–3

¹I will stand at my guard post

and station myself on the ramparts.

I will watch to see what He will say to me,

and how I should answer when corrected.

²Then the LORD answered me:

“Write down this vision

and clearly inscribe it on tablets,

so that a herald may run with it.

³For the vision awaits an appointed time;

it testifies of the end and does not lie.

Though it lingers, wait for it,

since it will surely come and will not delay.^a

Footnotes

a 2:3 Or Though He lingers, wait for Him, since He will surely come and will not delay; see also LXX; cited in Hebrews 10:37|HEB 10:37.

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Habakkuk 2:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will stand	אֶעֱמֹ֔דָה	’e·‘ĕ·mō·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my guard post	מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣י	miš·mar·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H4931 guard, watch
and station myself	וְאֶֽתְיַצְּבָ֖ה	wə·’eṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the ramparts	מָצ֑וֹר	mā·ṣō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4692 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment
I will watch	וַאֲצַפֶּ֗ה	wa·’ă·ṣap·peh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch
to see	לִרְאוֹת֙	lir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
what	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
He will say	יְדַבֶּר־	yə·ḏab·ber-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to me	בִּ֔י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
and how	וּמָ֥ה	ū·māh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
I should answer	אָשִׁ֖יב	’ā·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
when	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
corrected	תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃	tō·w·ḵaḥ·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8433 rebuke, correction

Habakkuk 2:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
answered me	וַיַּעֲנֵ֤נִי	way·ya·‘ă·nê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6030 answer, respond
Write down	כְּת֣וֹב	kə·ṯō·wḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3789 write
this vision	חָז֔וֹן	ḥā·zō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H2377 vision
and clearly	וּבָאֵ֖ר	ū·ḇā·’êr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H874 make distinct, plain
inscribe it on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
tablets	הַלֻּח֑וֹת	hal·lu·ḥō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3871 tablet, board or plank, plate
so that	לְמַ֥עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
a herald	ק֥וֹרֵא	qō·w·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
may run	יָר֖וּץ	yā·rūṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7323 run
with it	בֽוֹ׃	ḇōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

Habakkuk 2:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the vision	חָזוֹן֙	ḥā·zō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H2377 vision
awaits	ע֤וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
an appointed time	לַמּוֹעֵ֔ד	lam·mō·w·‘êḏ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
it testifies	וְיָפֵ֥חַ	wə·yā·p̄ê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H6315 breathe, blow
of the end	לַקֵּ֖ץ	laq·qêṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7093 end
and does not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
lie	יְכַזֵּ֑ב	yə·ḵaz·zêḇ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3576 lie, be a liar
Though	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
it lingers	יִתְמַהְמָהּ֙	yiṯ·mah·māh	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4102 linger, tarry
wait	חַכֵּה־	ḥak·kêh-	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H2442 wait, await
for it	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
since	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it will surely come	בֹ֥א	ḇō	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
delay	יְאַחֵֽר׃	yə·’a·ḥêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H309 to remain behind, delay, tarry

Cross-references

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Habakkuk 2:1 Isaiah 21:8 · Isaiah 62:6 · 2 Samuel 18:24 · Psalm 85:8 · Psalm 73:16–17 · Psalm 5:3 · 2 Corinthians 13:3 · Jeremiah 12:1 · Isaiah 21:11–12 · Job 31:37 · Habakkuk 1:12–17 · Job 23:5–7

Habakkuk 2:2 Isaiah 30:8 · Revelation 14:13 · Revelation 1:18–19 · Deuteronomy 31:22 · Revelation 21:5–8 · Daniel 12:4 · Isaiah 8:1 · Deuteronomy 27:8 · Deuteronomy 31:19 · John 11:28–29 · Jeremiah 36:27–32 · Revelation 19:9

Habakkuk 2:3 Psalm 27:14 · Hebrews 10:36–37 · Ezekiel 12:25 · Lamentations 3:25–26 · Psalm 102:13 · Psalm 130:5–6 · Daniel 10:14 · James 5:7–8 · Luke 18:7–8 · Micah 7:7 · Isaiah 30:18 · 2 Thessalonians 2:6–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.