1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The burden H4853 (מַשָּׂא) — a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire
- which Habakkuk H2265 (חֲבַקּוּק) — Chabakkuk, the prophet
- the prophet H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
- did see H2372 (חָזָה) — to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of
2 O Jehovah, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- how long shall I cry H7768 (שָׁוַע) — properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)
- and thou wilt not hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- cry out H2199 (זָעַק) — to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
- violence H2555 (חָמָס) — violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain
- and thou wilt not save H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
3 Why dost thou show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention riseth up.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Why dost thou shew H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- me iniquity H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
- to behold H5027 (נָבַט) — to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
- grievance H5999 (עָמָל) — toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind
- for spoiling H7701 (שֹׁד) — violence, ravage
- and violence H2555 (חָמָס) — violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain
- raise up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- strife H7379 (רִיב) — a contest (personal or legal)
- and contention H4066 (מָדוֹן) — a contest or quarrel
4 Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore the law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- is slacked H6313 (פּוּג) — to be sluggish
- and judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- doth never H5331 (נֶצַח) — properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confi…
- go forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- for the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- doth compass H3803 (כָּתַר) — to enclose; hence (in a friendly sense) to crown, (in a hostile one) to besiege; also to wait (as restraining oneself)
- about the righteous H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
- therefore wrong H6127 (עָקַל) — to wrest
- judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- proceedeth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
5 Behold ye among the nations, and look, and wonder marvellously; for I am working a work in your days, which ye will not believe though it be told you.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- ye among the heathen H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- and regard H5027 (נָבַט) — to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
- and wonder H8539 (תָּמַהּ) — to be in consternation
- marvellously H8539 (תָּמַהּ) — to be in consternation
- will work H6466 (פָּעַל) — to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
- a work H6467 (פֹּעַל) — an act or work (concretely)
- in your days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- ye will not believe H539 (אָמַן) — properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet…
- though it be told H5608 (סָפַר) — properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
6 For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling-places that are not theirs.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For, lo, I raise up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- the Chaldeans H3778 (כַּשְׂדִּי) — a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
- bitter H4751 (מַר) — bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
- and hasty H4116 (מָהַר) — properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly
- nation H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- which shall march H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- through the breadth H4800 (מֶרְחָב) — enlargement, either literally (an open space, usually in a good sense), or figuratively (liberty)
- of the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- to possess H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- the dwellingplaces H4908 (מִשְׁכָּן) — a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden wall…
7 They are terrible and dreadful; their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- terrible H366 (אָיֹם) — frightful
- and dreadful H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- their judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- and their dignity H7613 (שְׂאֵת) — an elevation or leprous scab; figuratively, elation or cheerfulness; exaltation in rank or character
- shall proceed H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
8 Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves; and their horsemen press proudly on: yea, their horsemen come from far; they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Their horses H5483 (סוּס) — a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
- also are swifter H7043 (קָלַל) — to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
- than the leopards H5246 (נָמֵר) — a leopard (from its stripes)
- and are more fierce H2300 (חָדַד) — to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively) severe
- than the evening H6153 (עֶרֶב) — dusk
- wolves H2061 (זְאֵב) — a wolf
- and their horsemen H6571 (פָּרָשׁ) — a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry
- shall spread H6335 (פּוּשׁ) — to spread; figuratively, act proudly
- themselves, and their horsemen H6571 (פָּרָשׁ) — a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry
- shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- from far H7350 (רָחוֹק) — remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
- they shall fly H5774 (עוּף) — to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
- as the eagle H5404 (נֶשֶׁר) — the eagle (or other large bird of prey)
- hasteth H2363 (חוּשׁ) — to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment
- to eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
9 They come all of them for violence; the set of their faces is forwards; and they gather captives as the sand.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- all for violence H2555 (חָמָס) — violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain
- their faces H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- shall sup up H4041 (מְגַמָּה) — properly, accumulation, i.e. impulse or direction
- the east wind H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
- and they shall gather H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- the captivity H7628 (שְׁבִי) — exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
- as the sand H2344 (חוֹל) — sand (as round or whirling particles)
10 Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a derision unto him; he derideth every stronghold; for he heapeth up dust, and taketh it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they shall scoff H7046 (קָלַס) — to disparage, i.e. ridicule
- at the kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- and the princes H7336 (רָזַן) — probably to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) honorable
- shall be a scorn H4890 (מִשְׂחַק) — a laughing-stock
- unto them: they shall deride H7832 (שָׂחַק) — to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play
- every strong hold H4013 (מִבְצָר) — a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
- for they shall heap H6651 (צָבַר) — to aggregate
- dust H6083 (עָפָר) — dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
- and take H3920 (לָכַד) — to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
11 Then shall he sweep by as a wind, and shall pass over, and be guilty, even he whose might is his god.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- mind H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- change H2498 (חָלַף) — properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change
- and he shall pass over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- and offend H816 (אָשַׁם) — to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish
- this H2098 (זוּ) — this or that
- his power H3581 (כֹּחַ) — vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
- unto his god H433 (אֱלוֹהַּ) — a deity or the Deity
12 Art not thou from everlasting, O Jehovah my God, my Holy One? we shall not die. O Jehovah, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast established him for correction.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- thou not from everlasting H6924 (קֶדֶם) — the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- my God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- mine Holy One H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
- we shall not die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- thou hast ordained H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- them for judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- and, O mighty God H6697 (צוּר) — properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
- thou hast established H3245 (יָסַד) — to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
- them for correction H3198 (יָכַח) — to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
13 Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- of purer H2889 (טָהוֹר) — pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
- eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- than to behold H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- and canst H3201 (יָכֹל) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
- not look H5027 (נָבַט) — to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
- on iniquity H5999 (עָמָל) — toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind
- wherefore lookest H5027 (נָבַט) — to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
- thou upon them that deal treacherously H898 (בָּגַד) — to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
- holdest thy tongue H2790 (חָרַשׁ) — to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); he…
- when the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- devoureth H1104 (בָּלַע) — to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
- more righteous H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
14 and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And makest H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- men H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- as the fishes H1709 (דָּג) — a fish (often used collectively)
- of the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- as the creeping things H7431 (רֶמֶשׂ) — a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal
- no ruler H4910 (מָשַׁל) — to rule
15 He taketh up all of them with the angle, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them in his drag: therefore he rejoiceth and is glad.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They take up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- all of them with the angle H2443 (חַכָּה) — a hook (as adhering)
- they catch H1641 (גָּרַר) — to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw
- them in their net H2764 (חֵרֶם) — physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination
- and gather H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- them in their drag H4365 (מִכְמֶרֶת) — a (fisher's) net
- therefore they rejoice H8055 (שָׂמַח) — probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
- and are glad H1523 (גִּיל) — properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
16 Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; because by them his portion is fat, and his food plenteous.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore they sacrifice H2076 (זָבַח) — to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
- unto their net H2764 (חֵרֶם) — physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination
- and burn incense H6999 (קָטַר) — to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
- unto their drag H4365 (מִכְמֶרֶת) — a (fisher's) net
- because by them H1992 (הֵם) — they (only used when emphatic)
- their portion H2506 (חֵלֶק) — properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
- fat H8082 (שָׁמֵן) — greasy, i.e. gross; figuratively, rich
- and their meat H3978 (מַאֲכָל) — an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
- plenteous H1277 (בָּרִיא) — fatted or plump
17 Shall he therefore empty his net, and spare not to slay the nations continually?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Shall they therefore empty H7324 (רוּק) — to pour out (literally or figuratively), i.e. empty
- their net H2764 (חֵרֶם) — physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination
- and not spare H2550 (חָמַל) — to commiserate; by implication, to spare
- continually H8548 (תָּמִיד) — properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); elliptically the regular (dai…
- to slay H2026 (הָרַג) — to smite with deadly intent
- the nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts