Habakkuk

Habakkuk 2:15–17

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.

¹⁷For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you,

and the destruction of animals will terrify you,

because of your bloodshed against men

and your violence against the land, the city,

and all their dwellers.

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

Habakkuk 2:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
your violence	חֲמַ֤ס	ḥă·mas	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2555 violence, wrong
against Lebanon	לְבָנוֹן֙	lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
will overwhelm you	יְכַסֶּ֔ךָּ	yə·ḵas·se·kā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H3680 cover
and the destruction	וְשֹׁ֥ד	wə·šōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
of animals	בְּהֵמ֖וֹת	bə·hê·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H929 beast, animal, cattle
will terrify you	יְחִיתַ֑ן	yə·ḥî·ṯan	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine plural	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
because of your bloodshed	מִדְּמֵ֤י	mid·də·mê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1818 blood
against men	אָדָם֙	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
and your violence	וַחֲמַס־	wa·ḥă·mas-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2555 violence, wrong
against the land	אֶ֔רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
the city	קִרְיָ֖ה	qir·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7151 town, city
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their dwellers	יֹ֥שְׁבֵי	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

Cross-references

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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

Habakkuk 2:17 Habakkuk 2:8 · Psalm 55:23 · Zechariah 11:1 · Jeremiah 50:33–34 · Psalm 137:8 · Jeremiah 51:34–37 · Jeremiah 50:28 · Proverbs 28:17 · Jeremiah 51:24 · Revelation 18:20–24

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