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

beholdparticleH2009

lo · see

עֻפְּלָ֔הʿupəlāh

be lifted upverbH6075

presume

לֹאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יָשְׁרָ֥הyāšərāh

directverbH3474

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

נַפְשׁ֖/וֹnapəšwō

anynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

בּ֑/וֹbwō

pron

וְ/צַדִּ֖יקwəṣadiyq

justconjH6662

lawful · righteous

בֶּ/אֱמוּנָת֥/וֹbeʾĕmwnātwō

faith(-fulpronH530

-ly · -ness · ) · set office ···

יִחְיֶֽהyiḥəyeh

keep (leaveverbH2421

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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