Habakkuk

Habakkuk 2:5–6

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.

⁶Will not all of these take up a taunt against him,

speaking with mockery and derision:

‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his

and makes himself rich with many loans!

How long will this go on?’

Footnotes

d 2:5 DSS; MT wine

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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

Habakkuk 2:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Will not	הֲלוֹא־	hă·lō·w-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
all	כֻלָּ֗ם	ḵul·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
of these	אֵ֣לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
take up	יִשָּׂ֔אוּ	yiś·śā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
a taunt	מָשָׁ֣ל	mā·šāl	Noun - masculine singular	H4912 proverb, parable
against him	עָלָיו֙	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
speaking	וְיֹאמַ֗ר	wə·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
with mockery	וּמְלִיצָ֖ה	ū·mə·lî·ṣāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4426 satire, mocking-poem
and derision	חִיד֣וֹת	ḥî·ḏō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H2420 riddle, enigmatic, perplexing saying or question
Woe	ה֚וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to him who amasses	הַמַּרְבֶּ֣ה	ham·mar·beh	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
what is not his	לֹּא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
and makes himself rich	וּמַכְבִּ֥יד	ū·maḵ·bîḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
with many loans	עַבְטִֽיט׃	‘aḇ·ṭîṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H5671 weight of pledges, heavy debts
How	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
long will this go on	מָתַ֕י	mā·ṯay	Interrogative	H4970 when?

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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

Habakkuk 2:6 Numbers 23:7 · Isaiah 14:4–19 · Micah 2:4 · Jeremiah 50:13 · Job 20:15–29 · Jeremiah 29:22

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