Habakkuk 2:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! | Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster! | Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil! |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| woe to! | ה֗וֹי | Ho | H1945 | woe!הוֹי (hoy) ah!, alas!, ha!, ho!, O!, woe! |
| [one who] gains | בֹּצֵ֛עַ | bo-TZE-a' | H1214I | to cut offבָּצַע (ba.tsa) : to cut off 1) to cut off, break off, gain by unrighteous violence, get, finish, be covetous, be greedy 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a2) to stop 1a3) to gain wrongfully or by violence 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cut off, sever 1b2) to finish, complete, accomplish 1b3) to violently make gain of |
| unjust gain | בֶּ֥צַע | BE-tza' | H1215 | unjust-gainבֶּ֫צַע (be.tsa) profit, unjust gain, gain (profit) acquired by violence |
| evil | רָ֖ע | ra' | H7451H | No entry |
| for house his | לְבֵית֑וֹ | le-vei-TO | H1004M | No entry |
| to set | לָשׂ֤וּם | la-SUM | H7760A | to set: makeשׂוּם (sum) : make/establish 1) to put, place, set, appoint, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on 1a2) to set, direct, direct toward 1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig) 1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix 1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix 1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give 1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign 1c) (Hophal) to be set |
| on the high places | בַּמָּרוֹם֙ | ba-ma-rOm | H4791 | heightמָרוֹם (ma.rom) 1) height 1a) height, elevation, elevated place 1a1) in a high place (adv) 1b) height 1c) proudly (adv) 1d) of nobles (fig.) |
| nest his | קִנּ֔וֹ | ki-NO | H7064 | nestקֵן (qen) 1) nest 1a) nest (of bird) 1b) cells (like nests in Noah's ark) |
| to deliver himself | לְהִנָּצֵ֖ל | le-hi-na-TZEL | H5337 | to rescueנָצַל (na.tsal) 1) to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder 1a)(Niphal) 1a1) to tear oneself away, deliver oneself 1a2) to be torn out or away, be delivered 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to strip off, spoil 1b2) to deliver 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to take away, snatch away 1c2) to rescue, recover 1c3) to deliver (from enemies or troubles or death) 1c4) to deliver from sin and guilt 1d) (Hophal) to be plucked out 1e) (Hithpael) to strip oneself Aramaic equivalent: ne.tsal (נְצַל "to rescue" H5338) |
| from [the] hand of | מִכַּף־ | mi-kaf- | H3709G | palmכַּף (kaph) : palm/hand 1) palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand 1a) palm, hollow or flat of the hand 1b) power 1c) sole (of the foot) 1d) hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects 1d1) of thigh-joint 1d2) pan, vessel (as hollow) 1d3) hollow (of sling) 1d4) hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees) 1d5) handles (as bent) |
| harm | רָֽע׃ | Ra' | H7451B | bad: evilרַע (ra) 1) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 1a) evil, distress, adversity 1b) evil, injury, wrong 1c) evil (ethical) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.