Habakkuk

Habakkuk 3:16

¹⁶I heard and trembled within;

my lips quivered at the sound.

Decay entered my bones;

I trembled where I stood.

Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress

to come upon the people who invade us.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I heard	שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי׀	šā·ma‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
and trembled	וַתִּרְגַּ֣ז	wat·tir·gaz	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7264 be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed
within	בִּטְנִ֗י	biṭ·nî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H990 belly, body, womb
my lips	שְׂפָתַ֔י	śə·p̄ā·ṯay	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
quivered	צָלֲל֣וּ	ṣā·lă·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6750 tingle, quiver
at the sound	לְקוֹל֙	lə·qō·wl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
Decay	רָקָ֛ב	rā·qāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7538 rottenness, decay
entered	יָב֥וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
my bones	בַּעֲצָמַ֖י	ba·‘ă·ṣā·may	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
I trembled	אֶרְגָּ֑ז	’er·gāz	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7264 be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed
where I stood	וְתַחְתַּ֣י	wə·ṯaḥ·tay	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; first person common singular	H8478 the under part
Yet I must wait patiently	אָנ֙וּחַ֙	’ā·nū·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5117 rest
for the day	לְי֣וֹם	lə·yō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of distress	צָרָ֔ה	ṣā·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.
to come upon	לַעֲל֖וֹת	la·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the people	לְעַ֥ם	lə·‘am	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
who invade us	יְגוּדֶֽנּוּ׃	yə·ḡū·ḏen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural	H1464 invade, attack

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 23:9 · Habakkuk 3:2 · Daniel 10:8 · Habakkuk 1:5–11 · 2 Thessalonians 1:6–9 · Jeremiah 25:9–11 · Psalm 119:120 · Jeremiah 45:3–5 · Psalm 94:12–13 · Jeremiah 15:10–11 · Deuteronomy 28:49–52 · Isaiah 26:20–21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.