Habakkuk 2:13 — King James Version← Study notes

“Behold, 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?”

Habakkuk 2:13 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Habakkuk 2:1313 words

HebrewMeaning

הֲ/ל֣וֹאhălwōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

הִנֵּ֔הhinēh

beholdparticleH2009

lo · see

מֵ/אֵ֖תmēʾēt

againstpronH854

among · before · by · for ···

יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

צְבָא֑וֹתṣəbāʾwōt

appointed timenounH6635

army · battle · company · host ···

וְ/יִֽיגְע֤וּwəyiygəʿw

faintconjH3021

labour · weary

עַמִּים֙ʿamiym

peoplenounH5971

men · nation · people

בְּ/דֵיbədēy

ablepronH1767

according to · after · among · as ···

אֵ֔שׁʾēš

burningnounH784

fiery · fire · flaming · hot

וּ/לְאֻמִּ֖יםwləʾumiym

nationconjH3816

people

בְּ/דֵיbədēy

ablepronH1767

according to · after · among · as ···

רִ֥יקriyq

emptynounH7385

to no purpose · vain · vanity

יִעָֽפוּyiʿāpw

faintverbH3286

cause to fly · weary

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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