Habakkuk
Habakkuk 2:6–7
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?’
7Will not your creditors suddenly arise
and those who disturb you awaken?
Then you will become their prey.
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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? |
Habakkuk 2:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will not | הֲל֣וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| your creditors | נֹשְׁכֶ֔יךָ | nō·šə·ḵe·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5391 bite |
| suddenly | פֶ֗תַע | p̄e·ṯa‘ | Adverb | H6621 suddenness |
| arise | יָק֙וּמוּ֙ | yā·qū·mū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and those who disturb you | מְזַעְזְעֶ֑יךָ | mə·za‘·zə·‘e·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2111 tremble, quake |
| awaken | וְיִקְצ֖וּ | wə·yiq·ṣū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3364 awake |
| Then you will become | וְהָיִ֥יתָ | wə·hā·yî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| their prey | לִמְשִׁסּ֖וֹת | lim·šis·sō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural | H4933 booty, plunder |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Habakkuk 2:6 Numbers 23:7 · Isaiah 14:4–19 · Micah 2:4 · Jeremiah 50:13 · Job 20:15–29 · Jeremiah 29:22
Habakkuk 2:7 Proverbs 29:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.