Habakkuk 2:13
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 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? | Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain? | Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¿ [is it] not | הֲל֣וֹא | ha-LO' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| there! | הִנֵּ֔ה | hi-NEH | H2009 | beholdהִנֵּה (hin.neh) behold, lo, see, if |
| from with | מֵאֵ֖ת | me-'ET | H0854 | withאֵת (et) 1) with, near, together with 1a) with, together with 1b) with (of relationship) 1c) near (of place) 1d) with (poss.) 1e) from...with, from (with other prep) |
| Yahweh | יְהוָ֣ה | YAH-weh | H3068G | Lordאֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| of hosts | צְבָא֑וֹת | tze-va-'ot | H6635B | Hostsצָבָא (tsa.va) The Hosts (of the Lord) Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| so they may labor | וְיִֽיגְע֤וּ | ve-yi-ge-'U | H3021 | be weary/toilיָגֵעַ (ya.ga) 1) to toil, labour, grow weary, be weary 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to toil, labour 1a2) to grow weary, be weary 1b) (Piel) to weary, make weary, cause to go toilsomely 1c) (Hiphil) to make to toil, make weary, cause to be weary |
| peoples | עַמִּים֙ | 'a-MIM | H5971A | peopleעַם (am) : people/nation 1) nation, people 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men |
| for [the] sufficiency of | בְּדֵי־ | be-dei- | H1767 | sufficiencyדַּי (day) 1) sufficiency, enough 1a) enough 1b) for, according to the abundance of, out of the abundance of, as often as |
| fire | אֵ֔שׁ | 'Esh | H0784 | fireאֵשׁ (esh) 1) fire 1a) fire, flames 1b) supernatural fire (accompanying theophany) 1c) fire (for cooking, roasting, parching) 1d) altar-fire 1e) God's anger (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: esh (אֶשָּׁא "fire" H0785) |
| and nations | וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים | u-le-'u-MIM | H3816 | peopleלְאֹם (le.om) a people, nation |
| for [the] sufficiency of | בְּדֵי־ | be-dei- | H1767 | sufficiencyדַּי (day) 1) sufficiency, enough 1a) enough 1b) for, according to the abundance of, out of the abundance of, as often as |
| vanity | רִ֥יק | rik | H7385 | vainרִיק (riq) emptiness, vanity, empty, idle, vain |
| they grow weary | יִעָֽפוּ׃ | yi-'A-fu | H3286 | to faintיָעֵף (ya.aph) 1) to be or grow weary, be fatigued, be faint 1a) (Qal) to be or grow weary, be fatigued, be faint 1b) (Hophal) wearied (participle) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.