Habakkuk

Habakkuk 2:9

⁹Woe to him who builds his house

by unjust gain,

to place his nest on high

and escape the hand of disaster!

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	ה֗וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to him who builds	בֹּצֵ֛עַ	bō·ṣê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1214 cut off, break off, gain by violence
his house	לְבֵית֑וֹ	lə·ḇê·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
by unjust	רָ֖ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
gain	בֶּ֥צַע	be·ṣa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H1215 gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit
to place	לָשׂ֤וּם	lā·śūm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7760 put, place, set
his nest	קִנּ֔וֹ	qin·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7064 nest
on high	בַּמָּרוֹם֙	bam·mā·rō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4791 height
escape	לְהִנָּצֵ֖ל	lə·hin·nā·ṣêl	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H5337 strip, plunder
the hand	מִכַּף־	mik·kap̄-	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
of disaster	רָֽע׃	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.