Habakkuk
Habakkuk 2:15
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!
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.