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Habakkuk

Chapter 3
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּepilּa֖h lachabaqּ֣uq hanּabi֑y 'a֖l shshigeyonֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.

תְּפִלָּ֖ה לַחֲבַקּ֣וּק הַנָּבִ֑יא עַ֖ל שִׁגְיֹנֽוֹת׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): yehva֗h shshama֣'etּiy shshime'aka֮ yare'tiy֒ yehva֗h pּaֽ'aleka֙ bּeqe֤reb shshaniym֙ chayּe֔yhu bּeqe֥reb shshani֖ym tּodi֑y'a bּero֖gez rache֥m tּizekּֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)O LORD, I have heard Your speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.

יְהוָ֗ה שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי שִׁמְעֲךָ֮ יָרֵאתִי֒ יְהוָ֗ה פָּֽעָלְךָ֙ בְּקֶ֤רֶב שָׁנִים֙ חַיֵּ֔יהוּ בְּקֶ֥רֶב שָׁנִ֖ים תּוֹדִ֑יעַ בְּרֹ֖גֶז רַחֵ֥ם תִּזְכּֽוֹר׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): el֨oha֙ mitּeyma֣n yab֔o veqad֥oshsh meֽhar-pּa'ra֖n se֑lah kּisּa֤h shshama֨yim֙ hod֔o utehilּat֖o male'a֥h ha'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of His praise.

אֱל֨וֹהַ֙ מִתֵּימָ֣ן יָב֔וֹא וְקָד֥וֹשׁ מֵֽהַר־פָּארָ֖ן סֶ֑לָה כִּסָּ֤ה שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ הוֹד֔וֹ וּתְהִלָּת֖וֹ מָלְאָ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): veno֨gahּ֙ kּa'֣or tּiֽheye֔h qarena֥yim miyּad֖o l֑o veshsha֖m chebey֥on 'uzּoֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And His brightness was as the light; He had horns coming out of His hand: and there was the hiding of His power.

וְנֹ֨גַהּ֙ כָּא֣וֹר תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה קַרְנַ֥יִם מִיָּד֖וֹ ל֑וֹ וְשָׁ֖ם חֶבְי֥וֹן עֻזֹּֽה׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): lepana֖yv ye֣leke dּa֑ber veyetze֥ re֖shshep leragelaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Before Him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at His feet.

לְפָנָ֖יו יֵ֣לֶךְ דָּ֑בֶר וְיֵצֵ֥א רֶ֖שֶׁף לְרַגְלָֽיו׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): ama֣d ׀ vayemo֣ded 'e֗retz ra'ah֙ vayּatּe֣r gּoyi֔m vayּitepּoֽtzetzu֙ harerey-'a֔d shshach֖u gּibe'֣ot 'ola֑m haliyk֥ot 'ola֖m lֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He stood, and measured the earth: He beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: His ways are everlasting.

עָמַ֣ד ׀ וַיְמֹ֣דֶד אֶ֗רֶץ רָאָה֙ וַיַּתֵּ֣ר גּוֹיִ֔ם וַיִּתְפֹּֽצְצוּ֙ הַרְרֵי־עַ֔ד שַׁח֖וּ גִּבְע֣וֹת עוֹלָ֑ם הֲלִיכ֥וֹת עוֹלָ֖ם לֽוֹ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּa֣chat 'a֔ven ra'i֖ytiy 'ahole֣y kushsha֑n yiregּez֕un yeriy'֖ot 'e֥retz mideyaֽn׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.

תַּ֣חַת אָ֔וֶן רָאִ֖יתִי אָהֳלֵ֣י כוּשָׁ֑ן יִרְגְּז֕וּן יְרִיע֖וֹת אֶ֥רֶץ מִדְיָֽן׃ס

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): habinehariym֙ chara֣h yehva֔h 'i֤m bּanּehariym֙ 'apּe֔ka 'im-bּayּa֖m 'eberate֑ka kּi֤y tirekּab֙ 'al-suse֔yka marekּebote֖yka yeshshu'aֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was Your anger against the rivers? was Your wrath against the sea, that You did ride upon Your horses and Your chariots of salvation?

הֲבִנְהָרִים֙ חָרָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אִ֤ם בַּנְּהָרִים֙ אַפֶּ֔ךָ אִם־בַּיָּ֖ם עֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֤י תִרְכַּב֙ עַל־סוּסֶ֔יךָ מַרְכְּבֹתֶ֖יךָ יְשׁוּעָֽה׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): ereya֤h te'or֙ qashshetּe֔ka shshebu'֥ot matּ֖ot 'o֣mer se֑lah nehar֖ot tּebaqּa'-'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Your bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even Your word. Selah. You did cleave the earth with rivers.

עֶרְיָ֤ה תֵעוֹר֙ קַשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ שְׁבֻע֥וֹת מַטּ֖וֹת אֹ֣מֶר סֶ֑לָה נְהָר֖וֹת תְּבַקַּע־אָֽרֶץ׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): ra'֤uka yachi֨ylu֙ hari֔ym ze֥rem ma֖yim 'aba֑r nata֤n tּehom֙ qol֔o r֖om yade֥yhu nashsaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The mountains saw You, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.

רָא֤וּךָ יָחִ֨ילוּ֙ הָרִ֔ים זֶ֥רֶם מַ֖יִם עָבָ֑ר נָתַ֤ן תְּהוֹם֙ קוֹל֔וֹ ר֖וֹם יָדֵ֥יהוּ נָשָֽׂא׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshe֥meshsh yare֖cha 'a֣mad zebu֑lah le'֤or chitzּe֨yka֙ yehalּe֔ku leno֖gahּ bּera֥q chaniyteֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of Your arrows they went, and at the shining of Your glittering spear.

שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ יָרֵ֖חַ עָ֣מַד זְבֻ֑לָה לְא֤וֹר חִצֶּ֨יךָ֙ יְהַלֵּ֔כוּ לְנֹ֖גַהּ בְּרַ֥ק חֲנִיתֶֽךָ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeza֖'am tּitze'ad-'a֑retz bּe'a֖p tּad֥ushsh gּoyiֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You did march through the land in indignation, You did thresh the heathen in anger.

בְּזַ֖עַם תִּצְעַד־אָ֑רֶץ בְּאַ֖ף תָּד֥וּשׁ גּוֹיִֽם׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): yatza֨'ta֙ leye֣shsha 'amּe֔ka leye֖shsha 'et-meshshiyche֑ka macha֤tzetּa rּo'shsh֙ mibּe֣yt rashsha֔ 'ar֛ot yes֥od 'ad-tzaua֖'r seֽlah׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)You wentest forth for the salvation of Your people, even for salvation with Your anointed; You woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation to the neck. Selah.

יָצָ֨אתָ֙ לְיֵ֣שַׁע עַמֶּ֔ךָ לְיֵ֖שַׁע אֶת־מְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָ מָחַ֤צְתָּ רֹּאשׁ֙ מִבֵּ֣ית רָשָׁ֔ע עָר֛וֹת יְס֥וֹד עַד־צַוָּ֖אר סֶֽלָה׃פ

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): naqa֤betּa bematּayv֙ ro֣'shsh przv pּeraza֔yv yise'ar֖u lahapiytze֑niy 'ali֣ytzuta֔m kּemo-le'eko֥l 'ani֖y bּamּisetּaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You did strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

נָקַ֤בְתָּ בְמַטָּיו֙ רֹ֣אשׁ פרזו פְּרָזָ֔יו יִסְעֲר֖וּ לַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִי עֲלִ֣יצֻתָ֔ם כְּמוֹ־לֶאֱכֹ֥ל עָנִ֖י בַּמִּסְתָּֽר׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): dּara֥ketּa bayּa֖m suse֑yka cho֖mer ma֥yim rabּiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You did walk through the sea with Your horses, through the heap of great waters.

דָּרַ֥כְתָּ בַיָּ֖ם סוּסֶ֑יךָ חֹ֖מֶר מַ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshama֣'etּiy ׀ vatּiregּa֣z bּiteni֗y leqol֙ tzalal֣u shsepata֔y yab֥o raqa֛b bּa'atzama֖y vetachetּa֣y 'eregּa֑z 'ashshe֤r 'an֨ucha֙ ley֣om tzara֔h la'al֖ot le'a֥m yegudeֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he comes up to the people, he will invade them with his troops.

שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי ׀ וַתִּרְגַּ֣ז בִּטְנִ֗י לְקוֹל֙ צָלֲל֣וּ שְׂפָתַ֔י יָב֥וֹא רָקָ֛ב בַּעֲצָמַ֖י וְתַחְתַּ֣י אֶרְגָּ֑ז אֲשֶׁ֤ר אָנ֨וּחַ֙ לְי֣וֹם צָרָ֔ה לַעֲל֖וֹת לְעַ֥ם יְגוּדֶֽנּוּ׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-te'ena֣h loֽ'-tipera֗ch ve'e֤yn yebul֙ bּagּepani֔ym kּicheshsh֙ ma'ashseh-za֔yit ushshedem֖ot lo'-'a֣shsah 'o֑kel gּaza֤r mimּikelah֙ tzo֔'n ve'e֥yn bּaqa֖r bּarepatiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

כִּֽי־תְאֵנָ֣ה לֹֽא־תִפְרָ֗ח וְאֵ֤ין יְבוּל֙ בַּגְּפָנִ֔ים כִּחֵשׁ֙ מַעֲשֵׂה־זַ֔יִת וּשְׁדֵמ֖וֹת לֹא־עָ֣שָׂה אֹ֑כֶל גָּזַ֤ר מִמִּכְלָה֙ צֹ֔אן וְאֵ֥ין בָּקָ֖ר בָּרְפָתִֽים׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ani֖y bּayhva֣h 'e'el֑ozah 'agi֖ylah bּe'lohe֥y yishshe'iֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

וַאֲנִ֖י בַּיהוָ֣ה אֶעְל֑וֹזָה אָגִ֖ילָה בֵּאלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): yehvi֤hּ 'adonay֙ cheyli֔y vayּa֤shsem ragelay֙ kּaֽ'ayּal֔ot ve'a֥l bּamota֖y yaderike֑niy lamenatzּe֖cha bּinegiynotaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD God is my strength, and He will make my feet like hinds' feet, and He will make me to walk upon mine high places.

יְהוִ֤הּ אֲדֹנָי֙ חֵילִ֔י וַיָּ֤שֶׂם רַגְלַי֙ כָּֽאַיָּל֔וֹת וְעַ֥ל בָּמוֹתַ֖י יַדְרִכֵ֑נִי לַמְנַצֵּ֖חַ בִּנְגִינוֹתָֽי׃