--- title: Habakkuk 2 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Habakkuk chapter 2 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look out to see what He will speak by me, and what I shal --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Habakkuk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB/) / chapter 2 # Habakkuk 2 20 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [2:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.1/) — עַל־מִשְׁמַרְתִּי אֶעֱמֹדָה וְאֶֽתְיַצְּבָה עַל־מָצוֹר וַאֲצַפֶּה לִרְאוֹת מַה־יְדַבֶּר־בִּי וּמָה אָשִׁיב עַל־תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃ — I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look out to see what He will speak by me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. - [2:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.2/) — וַיַּעֲנֵנִי יְהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר כְּתוֹב חָזוֹן וּבָאֵר עַל־הַלֻּחוֹת לְמַעַן יָרוּץ קוֹרֵא בֽוֹ׃ — And the LORD answered me, and said: 'Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that a man may read it swiftly. - [2:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.3/) — כִּי עוֹד חָזוֹן לַמּוֹעֵד וְיָפֵחַ לַקֵּץ וְלֹא יְכַזֵּב אִם־יִתְמַהְמָהּ חַכֵּה־לוֹ כִּֽי־בֹא יָבֹא לֹא יְאַחֵֽר׃ — For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it declareth of the end, and doth not lie; though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.' - [2:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.4/) — הִנֵּה עֻפְּלָה לֹא־יָשְׁרָה נַפְשׁוֹ בּוֹ וְצַדִּיק בֶּאֱמוּנָתוֹ יִחְיֶֽה׃ — Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright in him; but the righteous shall live by his faith. - [2:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.5/) — וְאַף כִּֽי־הַיַּיִן בּוֹגֵד גֶּבֶר יָהִיר וְלֹא יִנְוֶה אֲשֶׁר הִרְחִיב כִּשְׁאוֹל נַפְשׁוֹ וְהוּא כַמָּוֶת וְלֹא יִשְׂבָּע וַיֶּאֱסֹף אֵלָיו כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם וַיִּקְבֹּץ אֵלָיו כָּל־הָעַמִּֽים׃ — Yea, moreover, wine is a treacherous dealer; the haughty man abideth not; he who enlargeth his desire as the nether-world, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all peoples. - [2:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.6/) — הֲלוֹא־אֵלֶּה כֻלָּם עָלָיו מָשָׁל יִשָּׂאוּ וּמְלִיצָה חִידוֹת לוֹ וְיֹאמַר הוֹי הַמַּרְבֶּה לֹּא־לוֹ עַד־מָתַי וּמַכְבִּיד עָלָיו עַבְטִֽיט׃ — Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting riddle against him, and say: 'Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with many pledges!' - [2:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.7/) — הֲלוֹא פֶתַע יָקוּמוּ נֹשְׁכֶיךָ וְיִקְצוּ מְזַעְזְעֶיךָ וְהָיִיתָ לִמְשִׁסּוֹת לָֽמוֹ׃ — Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall exact interest of thee, and awake that shall violently shake thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them? - [2:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.8/) — כִּֽיאַתָּה שַׁלּוֹתָ גּוֹיִם רַבִּים יְשָׁלּוּךָ כָּל־יֶתֶר עַמִּים מִדְּמֵי אָדָם וַחֲמַס־אֶרֶץ קִרְיָה וְכָל־יֹשְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃פ — Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein. - [2:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.9/) — הוֹי בֹּצֵעַ בֶּצַע רָע לְבֵיתוֹ לָשׂוּם בַּמָּרוֹם קִנּוֹ לְהִנָּצֵל מִכַּף־רָֽע׃ — Woe to him that gaineth evil gains for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! - [2:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.10/) — יָעַצְתָּ בֹּשֶׁת לְבֵיתֶךָ קְצוֹת־עַמִּים רַבִּים וְחוֹטֵא נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ — Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast forfeited thy life. - [2:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.11/) — כִּי־אֶבֶן מִקִּיר תִּזְעָק וְכָפִיס מֵעֵץ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃פ — For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. - [2:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.12/) — הוֹי בֹּנֶה עִיר בְּדָמִים וְכוֹנֵן קִרְיָה בְּעַוְלָֽה׃ — Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity! - [2:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.13/) — הֲלוֹא הִנֵּה מֵאֵת יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת וְיִֽיגְעוּ עַמִּים בְּדֵי־אֵשׁ וּלְאֻמִּים בְּדֵי־רִיק יִעָֽפוּ׃ — Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity? - [2:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.14/) — כִּי תִּמָּלֵא הָאָרֶץ לָדַעַת אֶת־כְּבוֹד יְהוָה כַּמַּיִם יְכַסּוּ עַל־יָֽם׃ס — For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. - [2:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.15/) — הוֹי מַשְׁקֵה רֵעֵהוּ מְסַפֵּחַ חֲמָתְךָ וְאַף שַׁכֵּר לְמַעַן הַבִּיט עַל־מְעוֹרֵיהֶֽם׃ — Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy venom thereto, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness! - [2:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.16/) — שָׂבַעְתָּ קָלוֹן מִכָּבוֹד שְׁתֵה גַם־אַתָּה וְהֵֽעָרֵל תִּסּוֹב עָלֶיךָ כּוֹס יְמִין יְהוָה וְקִיקָלוֹן עַל־כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ — Thou art filled with shame instead of glory, drink thou also, and be uncovered; the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and filthiness shall be upon thy glory. - [2:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.17/) — כִּי חֲמַס לְבָנוֹן יְכַסֶּךָּ וְשֹׁד בְּהֵמוֹת יְחִיתַן מִדְּמֵי אָדָם וַחֲמַס־אֶרֶץ קִרְיָה וְכָל־יֹשְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃ס — For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of the beasts, which made them afraid; because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein. - [2:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.18/) — מָֽה־הוֹעִיל פֶּסֶל כִּי פְסָלוֹ יֹֽצְרוֹ מַסֵּכָה וּמוֹרֶה שָּׁקֶר כִּי בָטַח יֹצֵר יִצְרוֹ עָלָיו לַעֲשׂוֹת אֱלִילִים אִלְּמִֽים׃ס — What profiteth the graven image, that the maker thereof hath graven it, even the molten image, and the teacher of lies; that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols? - [2:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.19/) — הוֹי אֹמֵר לָעֵץ הָקִיצָה עוּרִי לְאֶבֶן דּוּמָם הוּא יוֹרֶה הִנֵּה־הוּא תָּפוּשׂ זָהָב וָכֶסֶף וְכָל־רוּחַ אֵין בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ — Woe unto him that saith to the wood: 'Awake', to the dumb stone: 'Arise!' Can this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it. - [2:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB.2.20/) — וַֽיהוָה בְּהֵיכַל קָדְשׁוֹ הַס מִפָּנָיו כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃פ — But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before Him. - ← previous: [Habakkuk 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB/1/) - next →: [Habakkuk 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB/3/) - ↑ back to [Habakkuk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HAB/)