Habakkuk

Habakkuk 2:17

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.

Word by word

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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

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

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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.