Habakkuk
Habakkuk 2:19–20
19Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’
or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’
Can it give guidance?
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
yet there is no breath in it at all.”
20But the LORD is in His holy temple;
let all the earth be silent before Him.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Habakkuk 2:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woe | ה֣וֹי | hō·w | Interjection | H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha |
| to him who says | אֹמֵ֤ר | ’ō·mêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to wood | לָעֵץ֙ | lā·‘êṣ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| Awake | הָקִ֔יצָה | hā·qî·ṣāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6974 awake |
| or to silent | דּוּמָ֑ם | dū·mām | Adverb | H1748 silence |
| stone | לְאֶ֣בֶן | lə·’e·ḇen | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H68 stone |
| Arise | ע֖וּרִי | ‘ū·rî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H5782 rouse oneself, awake |
| Can it | ה֣וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| give guidance | יוֹרֶ֔ה | yō·w·reh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3384 throw, shoot |
| Behold | הִנֵּה־ | hin·nêh- | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| it | ה֗וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| overlaid | תָּפוּשׂ֙ | tā·p̄ūś | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H8610 lay hold of, wield |
| with gold | זָהָ֣ב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| and silver | וָכֶ֔סֶף | wā·ḵe·sep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| yet there is no | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| breath | ר֖וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| in | בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ | bə·qir·bōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7130 inward part, midst |
| it at all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
Habakkuk 2:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the LORD | וַֽיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| is in His holy | קָדְשׁ֑וֹ | qā·ḏə·šōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| temple | בְּהֵיכַ֣ל | bə·hê·ḵal | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1964 palace, temple |
| let all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the earth | הָאָֽרֶץ׃פ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| be silent | הַ֥ס | has | Interjection | H2013 hush |
| before Him | מִפָּנָ֖יו | mip·pā·nāw | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Habakkuk 2:19 Psalm 135:17 · Jeremiah 10:4 · Jeremiah 10:9 · 1 Kings 18:26–29 · Daniel 3:1 · Revelation 17:4 · Isaiah 44:17 · Daniel 3:7 · Psalm 97:7 · Jeremiah 10:14 · Acts 17:29 · Daniel 5:23
Habakkuk 2:20 Zechariah 2:13 · Zephaniah 1:7 · Psalm 46:10 · Psalm 11:4 · Isaiah 6:1 · Jonah 2:7 · Micah 1:2 · Psalm 76:8–9 · Psalm 132:13–14 · Ephesians 2:21–22 · Psalm 115:3 · Isaiah 66:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.