Habakkuk 1:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!”

Habakkuk 1:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Habakkuk 1:211 words

HebrewMeaning

עַדʿad

untilpronH5704

and · as · at · before ···

אָ֧נָהʾānāh

when?advH575

any whither · where · whither

יְהוָ֛הyəhwāh

O YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

שִׁוַּ֖עְתִּיšiwaʿətiy

have I cried for helpverbH7768

out) · shout

וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

תִשְׁמָ֑עtišəmāʿ

you will hearverbH8085

attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···

אֶזְעַ֥קʾezəʿaq

I cry outverbH2199

call · cry · come with such a company · gather ···

אֵלֶ֛י/ךָʾēleykā

to youpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

חָמָ֖סḥāmās

violencenounH2555

damage · false · injustice · oppressor ···

וְ/לֹ֥אwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

תוֹשִֽׁיעַtwōšiyʿa

you saveverbH3467

at all · defend · deliver · help ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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