Habakkuk 2:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.”

Habakkuk 2:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Habakkuk 2:49 words

HebrewMeaning

הִנֵּ֣הhinēh

there!particleH2009

lo · see

עֻפְּלָ֔הʿupəlāh

it is swollenverbH6075

presume

לֹאlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יָשְׁרָ֥הyāšərāh

it is uprightverbH3474

fit · seem good · please · be (esteem ···

נַפְשׁ֖/וֹnapəšwō

self hisnounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

בּ֑/וֹbwō

pron

וְ/צַדִּ֖יקwəṣadiyq

and the righteousconjH6662

lawful · righteous

בֶּ/אֱמוּנָת֥/וֹbeʾĕmwnātwō

by faithfulness hispronH530

-ly · -ness · ) · set office ···

יִחְיֶֽהyiḥəyeh

he will liveverbH2421

make) alive · certainly · give life · (let ···

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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Carlos RiveraNote1mo ago

Strength in weakness - Habakkuk 2

My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. This connects directly to the promise made to Abraham. The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today. God is faithful ...