Habakkuk 2

1I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.

עַל־מִשְׁמַרְתִּי אֶעֱמֹדָה וְאֶתְיַצְּבָה עַל־מָצֹור וַאֲצַפֶּה לִרְאֹות מַה־יְדַבֶּר־בִּי וּמָה אָשִׁיב עַל־תֹּוכַחְתִּי׃ (4560)

2And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

וַיַּעֲנֵנִי יְהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר כְּתֹוב חָזֹון וּבָאֵר עַל־הַלֻּחֹות לְמַעַן יָרוּץ קֹורֵא בֹו׃ (2547)

3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

כִּי עֹוד חָזֹון לַמֹּועֵד וְיָפֵחַ לַקֵּץ וְלֹא יְכַזֵּב אִם־יִתְמַהְמָהּ חַכֵּה־לֹו כִּי־בֹא יָבֹא לֹא יְאַחֵר׃ (1637)

4Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

הִנֵּה עֻפְּלָה לֹא־יָשְׁרָה נַפְשֹׁו בֹּו וְצַדִּיק בֶּאֱמוּנָתֹו יִחְיֶה׃ (1983)

5Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

וְאַף כִּי־הַיַּיִן בֹּוגֵד גֶּבֶר יָהִיר וְלֹא יִנְוֶה אֲשֶׁר הִרְחִיב כִּשְׁאֹול נַפְשֹׁו וְהוּא כַמָּוֶת וְלֹא יִשְׂבָּע וַיֶּאֱסֹף אֵלָיו כָּל־הַגֹּויִם וַיִּקְבֹּץ אֵלָיו כָּל־הָעַמִּים׃ (3955)

6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

הֲלֹוא־אֵלֶּה כֻלָּם עָלָיו מָשָׁל יִשָּׂאוּ וּמְלִיצָה חִידֹות לֹו וְיֹאמַר הֹוי הַמַּרְבֶּה לֹּא־לֹו עַד־מָתַי וּמַכְבִּיד עָלָיו עַבְטִיט׃ (3035)

7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

הֲלֹוא פֶתַע יָקוּמוּ נֹשְׁכֶיךָ וְיִקְצוּ מְזַעְזְעֶיךָ וְהָיִיתָ לִמְשִׁסֹּות לָמֹו׃ (2933)

8Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

כִּי אַתָּה שַׁלֹּותָ גֹּויִם רַבִּים יְשָׁלּוּךָ כָּל־יֶתֶר עַמִּים מִדְּמֵי אָדָם וַחֲמַס־אֶרֶץ קִרְיָה וְכָל־יֹשְׁבֵי בָהּ׃ (3913)

9Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

הֹוי בֹּצֵעַ בֶּצַע רָע לְבֵיתֹו לָשׂוּם בַּמָּרֹום קִנֹּו לְהִנָּצֵל מִכַּף־רָע׃ (2498)

10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.

יָעַצְתָּ בֹּשֶׁת לְבֵיתֶךָ קְצֹות־עַמִּים רַבִּים וְחֹוטֵא נַפְשֶׁךָ׃ (3222)

11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

כִּי־אֶבֶן מִקִּיר תִּזְעָק וְכָפִיס מֵעֵץ יַעֲנֶנָּה׃ (1571)

12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!

הֹוי בֹּנֶה עִיר בְּדָמִים וְכֹונֵן קִרְיָה בְּעַוְלָה׃ (1014)

13Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?

הֲלֹוא הִנֵּה מֵאֵת יְהוָה צְבָאֹות וְיִיגְעוּ עַמִּים בְּדֵי־אֵשׁ וּלְאֻמִּים בְּדֵי־רִיק יִעָפוּ׃ (2269)

14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

כִּי תִּמָּלֵא הָאָרֶץ לָדַעַת אֶת־כְּבֹוד יְהוָה כַּמַּיִם יְכַסּוּ עַל־יָם׃ (2116)

15Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

הֹוי מַשְׁקֵה רֵעֵהוּ מְסַפֵּחַ חֲמָתְךָ וְאַף שַׁכֵּר לְמַעַן הַבִּיט עַל־מְעֹורֵיהֶם׃ (2697)

16Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.

שָׂבַעְתָּ קָלֹון מִכָּבֹוד שְׁתֵה גַם־אַתָּה וְהֵעָרֵל תִּסֹּוב עָלֶיךָ כֹּוס יְמִין יְהוָה וְקִיקָלֹון עַל־כְּבֹודֶךָ׃ (3769)

17For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

כִּי חֲמַס לְבָנֹון יְכַסֶּךָּ וְשֹׁד בְּהֵמֹות יְחִיתַן מִדְּמֵי אָדָם וַחֲמַס־אֶרֶץ קִרְיָה וְכָל־יֹשְׁבֵי בָהּ׃ (2871)

18What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?

מָה־הֹועִיל פֶּסֶל כִּי פְסָלֹו יֹצְרֹו מַסֵּכָה וּמֹורֶה שָּׁקֶר כִּי בָטַח יֹצֵר יִצְרֹו עָלָיו לַעֲשֹׂות אֱלִילִים אִלְּמִים׃ (3649)

19Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

הֹוי אֹמֵר לָעֵץ הָקִיצָה עוּרִי לְאֶבֶן דּוּמָם הוּא יֹורֶה הִנֵּה־הוּא תָּפוּשׂ זָהָב וָכֶסֶף וְכָל־רוּחַ אֵין בְּקִרְבֹּו׃ (3033)

20But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

וַיהוָה בְּהֵיכַל קָדְשֹׁו הַס מִפָּנָיו כָּל־הָאָרֶץ׃ (1106)