Habakkuk

Habakkuk 2:8

8Because you have plundered many nations,

the remnant of the people will plunder you—

because of your bloodshed against man

and your violence against the land, the city,

and all their dwellers.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
BecauseכִּֽיkīConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
youאַתָּ֤ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
have plunderedשַׁלּ֙וֹתָ֙šal·lō·w·ṯāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH7997 draw out
manyרַבִּ֔יםrab·bîmAdjective - masculine pluralH7227 much, many, great
nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgō·w·yimNoun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
the remnantיֶ֣תֶרye·ṯerNoun - masculine singular constructH3499 remainder, excellence, excess
of the peopleעַמִּ֑ים‘am·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH5971 people
will plunder youיְשָׁלּ֖וּךָyə·šāl·lū·ḵāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; second person masculine singularH7997 draw out
because of your bloodshedמִדְּמֵ֤יmid·də·mêPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH1818 blood
against manאָדָם֙’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
and your violenceוַחֲמַס־wa·ḥă·mas-Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH2555 violence, wrong
against the landאֶ֔רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
the cityקִרְיָ֖הqir·yāhNoun - feminine singularH7151 town, city
and allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
their dwellersיֹ֥שְׁבֵיyō·šə·ḇêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell

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Isaiah 33:1 · Habakkuk 2:17 · Jeremiah 27:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.