Habakkuk
Habakkuk 2:1
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.