Habakkuk

Habakkuk 2:15–16

¹⁵Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors,

pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk,

in order to gaze at their nakedness!

¹⁶You will be filled with shame instead of glory.

You too must drink

and expose your uncircumcision!^f

The cup in the LORD’s right hand

will come around to you,

and utter disgrace will cover your glory.

Footnotes

f 2:16 DSS, LXX, and Syriac and stagger

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Habakkuk 2:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	ה֚וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to him who gives drink	מַשְׁקֵ֣ה	maš·qêh	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
to his neighbors	רֵעֵ֔הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
pouring it	מְסַפֵּ֥חַ	mə·sap·pê·aḥ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5596 join, attach to
from the wineskin	חֲמָתְךָ֖	ḥă·mā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2534 heat, rage
until	וְאַ֣ף	wə·’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
they are drunk	שַׁכֵּ֑ר	šak·kêr	Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute	H7937 be, or beocme, drunk, drunken
in order to	לְמַ֥עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
gaze	הַבִּ֖יט	hab·bîṭ	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5027 look
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their nakedness	מְעוֹרֵיהֶֽם׃	mə·‘ō·w·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4589 nakedness, pudendum

Habakkuk 2:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will be filled	שָׂבַ֤עְתָּ	śā·ḇa‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
with shame	קָלוֹן֙	qā·lō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7036 ignominy, dishonour
instead of glory	מִכָּב֔וֹד	mik·kā·ḇō·wḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
You	אַ֖תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
too	גַם־	ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
must drink	שְׁתֵ֥ה	šə·ṯêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8354 drink
and expose your uncircumcision	וְהֵֽעָרֵ֑ל	wə·hê·‘ā·rêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6188 count as foreskin
The cup	כּ֚וֹס	kō·ws	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3563 cup
in the LORD’s	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
right hand	יְמִ֣ין	yə·mîn	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3225 right hand
will come around	תִּסּ֣וֹב	tis·sō·wḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
to you	עָלֶ֗יךָ	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height
and utter disgrace	וְקִיקָל֖וֹן	wə·qî·qā·lō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7022 disgrace
will cover your glory	כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃	kə·ḇō·w·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory

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Habakkuk 2:15 Jeremiah 51:7 · Genesis 9:22 · Hosea 7:5 · Revelation 17:6 · Revelation 17:2 · Revelation 18:3 · 2 Samuel 13:26–28 · Jeremiah 25:15 · Genesis 19:32–35 · 2 Samuel 11:13 · Exodus 32:25

Habakkuk 2:16 Isaiah 47:3 · Nahum 3:5–6 · Hosea 4:7 · Isaiah 20:4 · Proverbs 3:35 · Isaiah 51:21–23 · Psalm 75:8 · Hosea 7:5 · Philippians 3:19 · Jeremiah 25:26–29 · Jeremiah 51:57 · Revelation 18:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.