Habakkuk 1:2
{ "verseID": "Habakkuk.1.2", "source": "עַד־אָ֧נָה יְהוָ֛ה שִׁוַּ֖עְתִּי וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁמָ֑ע אֶזְעַ֥ק אֵלֶ֛יךָ חָמָ֖ס וְלֹ֥א תוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃", "text": "Until-when *YHWH* *šiwwaʿtî* and-not *tišmāʿ*? *ʾezʿaq* to-you *ḥāmās* and-not *tôšîaʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʿad-ʾānāh*": "preposition + interrogative adverb - until when/how long", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*šiwwaʿtî*": "verb, Piel perfect, 1st person singular - I have cried out", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*tišmāʿ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you hear/listen", "*ʾezʿaq*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I cry out", "*ʾēleḵā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*ḥāmās*": "noun, masculine singular - violence/wrong", "*tôšîaʿ*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you save/deliver" }, "variants": { "*šiwwaʿtî*": "I cry for help/I call out in distress", "*ḥāmās*": "violence/oppression/wrong/injustice" } }