Habakkuk 2:12 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Habakkuk 2:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Habakkuk 2:127 words

HebrewMeaning

ה֛וֹיhwōy

woe to!particleH1945

alas · ho · O · woe

בֹּנֶ֥הbōneh

one who buildsverbH1129

obtain children · make · repair · set ···

עִ֖ירʿiyr

a citynounH5892

city · court · town

בְּ/דָמִ֑יםbədāmiym

by bloodpronH1818

-guiltiness · innocent

וְ/כוֹנֵ֥ןwəkwōnēn

and he establishesconjH3559

confirm · direct · faithfulness · fashion ···

קִרְיָ֖הqirəyāh

a townnounH7151

בְּ/עַוְלָֽהbəʿawəlāh

by injusticepronH5766

perverseness · unjust · unrighteousness; wicked

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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