Habakkuk

Habakkuk 2:12–13

¹²Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed

and establishes a town by iniquity!

¹³Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts

that the labor of the people only feeds the fire,

and the nations weary themselves in vain?

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	ה֛וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to him who builds	בֹּנֶ֥ה	bō·neh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1129 build
a city	עִ֖יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
with bloodshed	בְּדָמִ֑ים	bə·ḏā·mîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H1818 blood
and establishes	וְכוֹנֵ֥ן	wə·ḵō·w·nên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3559 be firm
a town	קִרְיָ֖ה	qir·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7151 town, city
by iniquity	בְּעַוְלָֽה׃	bə·‘aw·lāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H5766 injustice, unrighteousness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Is it not	הֲל֣וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
indeed	הִנֵּ֔ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
from	מֵאֵ֖ת	mê·’êṯ	Preposition-m; Direct object marker	H854 with
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֑וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
that the labor	וְיִֽיגְע֤וּ	wə·yî·ḡə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3021 toil, grow or be weary
of the people	עַמִּים֙	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
only feeds	בְּדֵי־	bə·ḏê-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1767 sufficiency, enough
the fire	אֵ֔שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
and the nations	וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים	ū·lə·’um·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3816 people
weary themselves	יִעָֽפוּ׃	yi·‘ā·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3286 be weary, faint
in	בְּדֵי־	bə·ḏê-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1767 sufficiency, enough
vain	רִ֥יק	rîq	Noun - masculine singular	H7385 emptiness, vanity

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

Habakkuk 2:12 Micah 3:10 · Nahum 3:1 · Daniel 4:27–31 · Revelation 17:6 · Jeremiah 22:13–17 · Joshua 6:26 · Genesis 4:11–17 · John 11:47–50 · Ezekiel 24:9 · 1 Kings 16:34

Habakkuk 2:13 Jeremiah 51:58 · Isaiah 50:11 · Proverbs 21:30 · Isaiah 55:2 · Isaiah 41:5–8 · Job 5:13–14 · Malachi 1:4 · Psalm 39:6 · Psalm 127:1–2 · Genesis 11:6–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.