Habakkuk 3:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. | With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak. | Thou didst pierce with his own staves the head of his warriors: They came as a whirlwind to scatter me; Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you pierced | נָקַ֤בְתָּ | na-KAV-ta | H5344A | to pierceנָקַב (na.qav) 1) to pierce, perforate, bore, appoint 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pierce, bore 1a2) to prick off, designate 1b) (Niphal) to be pricked off, be designated, be specified |
| with own arrows his | בְמַטָּיו֙ | ve-ma-TAV | H4294I | tribe: rodמַטֶּה (mat.teh) : rod/staff 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally) |
| [the] head of | רֹ֣אשׁ | rosh | H7218A | headרֵאשׁ (resh) 1) chief, head 1a) head (of man) 1b) head (as seat of visions) 1c) chief 1d) sum (essential content) |
| warriors his | פְּרָזָ֔יו | pe-ra-zov | H6518 | warriorפֶּ֫רֶז (pa.raz) 1) chieftain, leader, warrior 1a) meaning uncertain |
| they storm | יִסְעֲר֖וּ | yis-'a-RU | H5590 | to rageסָעַר (sa.ar) 1) to storm, rage 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to storm 1a2) stormy, growing storm (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be enraged 1c) (Piel) to storm away 1d) (Pual) to be driven by storm |
| to scatter me | לַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִי | la-ha-fi-TZE-ni | H6327A | to scatterפּוּץ (puts) 1) to scatter, be dispersed, be scattered 1a) (Qal) to be dispersed, be scattered 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be scattered 1b2) to be spread abroad 1c) (Hiphil) to scatter 1d) Hithpael) scatter |
| exultation their | עֲלִ֣יצֻתָ֔ם | 'a-LI-tzu-TAM | H5951 | exultationעֲלִיצוּת (a.li.tsut) exultation |
| [was] like | כְּמוֹ־ | ke-mov- | H3644G | likeכְּמוֹ (ke.mo) adv 1) like, as, the like of which conj 2) when, according as, as it were |
| to devour | לֶאֱכֹ֥ל | le-'e-KHOL | H0398 | to eatאָכַל (a.khal) 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399) |
| [the] afflicted | עָנִ֖י | 'a-NI | H6041 | afflictedעָנִי (a.ni) 1) poor, afflicted, humble, wretched 1a) poor, needy 1b) poor and weak 1c) poor, weak, afflicted, wretched 1d) humble, lowly |
| in the secret place | בַּמִּסְתָּֽר׃ | ba-mis-TAR | H4565 | hidingמִסְתָּר (mis.tar) 1) secret place, hiding place 1a) secret place 1b) hiding place 1b1) for protection 1b2) for perpetration of crime |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.