Habakkuk

Habakkuk 2:4–5

⁴Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright^b —

but the righteous will live by faith^c —

⁵and wealth^d indeed betrays him.

He is an arrogant man never at rest.

He enlarges his appetite like Sheol,

and like Death, he is never satisfied.

He gathers all the nations to himself

and collects all the peoples as his own.

Footnotes

b 2:4 LXX If he should draw back, My soul has no pleasure in him
c 2:4 Or faithfulness; cited in Romans 1:17|ROM 1:17, Galatians 3:11, and Hebrews 10:38
d 2:5 DSS; MT wine

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Habakkuk 2:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look at	הִנֵּ֣ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the proud one	עֻפְּלָ֔ה	‘up·pə·lāh	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6075 swell
his soul	נַפְשׁ֖וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
is not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
upright	יָשְׁרָ֥ה	yā·šə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3474 be smooth, straight, right
but the righteous	וְצַדִּ֖יק	wə·ṣad·dîq	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
will live	יִחְיֶֽה׃	yiḥ·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
by faith	בֶּאֱמוּנָת֥וֹ	be·’ĕ·mū·nā·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H530 firmness, steadfastness, fidelity

Habakkuk 2:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and wealth	הַיַּ֣יִן	hay·ya·yin	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
indeed	וְאַף֙	wə·’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
betrays him	בּוֹגֵ֔ד	bō·w·ḡêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H898 act or deal treacherously
an arrogant	יָהִ֖יר	yā·hîr	Adjective - masculine singular	H3093 proud, haughty
man	גֶּ֥בֶר	ge·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
never	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
at rest	יִנְוֶ֑ה	yin·weh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5115 beautify
He	אֲשֶׁר֩	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
enlarges	הִרְחִ֨יב	hir·ḥîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7337 be, or grow, wide, large
his appetite	נַפְשׁ֗וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
like Sheol	כִּשְׁא֜וֹל	kiš·’ō·wl	Preposition-k; Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
and like Death	כַמָּ֙וֶת֙	ḵam·mā·weṯ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
he	וְה֤וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is never	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
satisfied	יִשְׂבָּ֔ע	yiś·bā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
He gathers	וַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ף	way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֔ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
to himself	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
and collects	וַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץ	way·yiq·bōṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6908 gather, collect
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the peoples	הָעַמִּֽים׃	hā·‘am·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
as his own	אֵלָ֖יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to

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Habakkuk 2:4 Romans 1:17 · Hebrews 10:38 · Galatians 3:11–12 · Galatians 2:16 · John 3:36 · 1 John 5:10–12 · Luke 18:14 · Daniel 4:37

Habakkuk 2:5 Proverbs 20:1 · Isaiah 5:11–12 · Proverbs 27:20 · Proverbs 31:4–5 · Isaiah 10:7–13 · Isaiah 14:16–17 · Ecclesiastes 5:10 · Isaiah 2:17 · Daniel 5:1–4 · Proverbs 30:13–16 · Isaiah 5:8 · Isaiah 16:6

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