Hab 2:18-20 : 18 {
"verseID": "Habakkuk.2.18",
"source": "מָֽה־הוֹעִ֣יל פֶּ֗סֶל כִּ֤י פְסָלוֹ֙ יֹֽצְר֔וֹ מַסֵּכָ֖ה וּמ֣וֹרֶה שָּׁ֑קֶר כִּ֣י בָטַ֞ח יֹצֵ֤ר יִצְרוֹ֙ עָלָ֔יו לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת אֱלִילִ֥ים אִלְּמִֽים׃ ס",
"text": "What *hôʿîl pesel kî pĕsālô yōṣĕrô*, *massēkâ* and *môreh šāqer*? For *bāṭaḥ yōṣēr yiṣrô* upon it, to *laʿăśôt ʾĕlîlîm ʾillĕmîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*hôʿîl*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it profits",
"*pesel*": "noun, masculine, singular - carved image/idol",
"*pĕsālô*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he carved it",
"*yōṣĕrô*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its maker",
"*massēkâ*": "noun, feminine, singular - cast image/molten idol",
"*môreh*": "verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular - teacher of",
"*šāqer*": "noun, masculine, singular - lie/falsehood",
"*bāṭaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he trusts",
"*yōṣēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - maker/former",
"*yiṣrô*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his formation",
"*laʿăśôt*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to make",
"*ʾĕlîlîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - idols/worthless things",
"*ʾillĕmîm*": "adjective, masculine, plural - mute/dumb/silent"
},
"variants": {
"*hôʿîl*": "profits/benefits/helps",
"*pesel*": "carved image/idol/graven image",
"*massēkâ*": "cast image/molten idol",
"*môreh šāqer*": "teacher of lies/false instruction",
"*yiṣrô*": "his formation/his work/his creation",
"*ʾĕlîlîm*": "idols/worthless gods/nothings"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Habakkuk.2.19",
"source": "ה֣וֹי אֹמֵ֤ר לָעֵץ֙ הָקִ֔יצָה ע֖וּרִי לְאֶ֣בֶן דּוּמָ֑ם ה֣וּא יוֹרֶ֔ה הִנֵּה־ה֗וּא תָּפוּשׂ֙ זָהָ֣ב וָכֶ֔סֶף וְכָל־ר֖וּחַ אֵ֥ין בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*Hôy ʾōmēr lāʿēṣ hāqîṣâ*, *ʿûrî lĕʾeben dûmām*! He *yôreh*? Behold, it is *tāpûś zāhāb wākeśep*, and all *rûaḥ ʾên bĕqirbô*.",
"grammar": {
"*hôy*": "interjection - woe/alas",
"*ʾōmēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - saying",
"*lāʿēṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - to the wood",
"*hāqîṣâ*": "verb, hiphil imperative, masculine singular - awake",
"*ʿûrî*": "verb, qal imperative, feminine singular - arise",
"*lĕʾeben*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular - to stone",
"*dûmām*": "adjective, masculine, singular - silent/still",
"*yôreh*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he teaches",
"*tāpûś*": "verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular - overlaid/covered",
"*zāhāb*": "noun, masculine, singular - gold",
"*wākeśep*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and silver",
"*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine, singular - breath/spirit",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not",
"*bĕqirbô*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - within it"
},
"variants": {
"*hāqîṣâ*": "awake/wake up",
"*ʿûrî*": "arise/awake/rouse yourself",
"*dûmām*": "silent/still/lifeless",
"*tāpûś*": "overlaid/covered/encased",
"*rûaḥ*": "breath/spirit/life"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Habakkuk.2.20",
"source": "וַֽיהוָ֖ה בְּהֵיכַ֣ל קָדְשׁ֑וֹ הַ֥ס מִפָּנָ֖יו כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פ",
"text": "But *YHWH bĕhêkal qodšô*. *Has mippānāyw* all *hāʾāreṣ*.",
"grammar": {
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD",
"*bĕhêkal*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct - in temple of",
"*qodšô*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his holiness",
"*has*": "interjection - hush/be silent",
"*mippānāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - from his face",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular with definite article - the earth"
},
"variants": {
"*bĕhêkal qodšô*": "in his holy temple/in the temple of his holiness",
"*has*": "hush/be silent/keep silence",
"*mippānāyw*": "before him/from his presence/from his face"
}
}