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Habakkuk 2:6
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Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, [he is] a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and [is] as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:
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Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth [that which is] not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
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Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
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Verse Text
Shall not all these take upH5375 a parableH4912 against him, and a tauntingH4426 proverbH2420 against him, and sayH559, WoeH1945 to him that increasethH7235 that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladethH3513 himself with thick clayH5671!
הֲלֹוא־אֵלֶּה כֻלָּם עָלָיו מָשָׁל יִשָּׂאוּ וּמְלִיצָה חִידֹות לֹו וְיֹאמַר הֹוי הַמַּרְבֶּה לֹּא־לֹו עַד־מָתַי וּמַכְבִּיד עָלָיו עַבְטִיט׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
הֲ/לוֹא |
ha./lo'- | H3808 | HTi/Tn | ¿/ not |
אֵ֣לֶּה |
'E.leh | H428 | HPdxcp | these (nations) |
כֻלָּ֗/ם |
khu.La/m | H3605 | HNcmsc/Sp3mp | all of/ them |
עָלָי/ו֙ |
'a.La/v | H5921 | HR/Sp3ms | on/ him |
מָשָׁ֣ל |
ma.Shal | H4912 | HNcmsa | a saying |
יִשָּׂ֔אוּ |
yi.Sa.'u | H5375 | HVqi3mp | will they lift up |
וּ/מְלִיצָ֖ה |
u./me.li.Tzah | H4426 | HC/Ncfsa | and/ a mocking song |
חִיד֣וֹת |
chi.Dot | H2420 | HNcfpa | riddles |
ל֑/וֹ |
l/o | HR/Sp3ms | to/ him | |
וְ/יֹאמַ֗ר |
ve./yo.Mar | H559 | HC/Vqi3ms | so/ may someone say? |
ה֚וֹי |
Ho | H1945 | HTj | woe to! |
הַ/מַּרְבֶּ֣ה |
ha./mar.Beh | H7235 | HTd/Vhrmsa | the/ (one who) increases |
לֹּא |
lo'- | H3808 | HTn | (that which) not |
ל֔/וֹ |
l/o | HR/Sp3ms | (belongs) to/ him | |
עַד |
'ad- | H5704 | HR | until |
מָתַ֕י |
ma.Tai | H4970 | HTi | when? |
וּ/מַכְבִּ֥יד |
u./makh.Bid | H3513 | HC/Vhrmsa | and/ (one who) makes heavy |
עָלָ֖י/ו |
'a.La/v | H5921 | HR/Sp3ms | on/ himself |
עַבְטִֽיט |
'av.Tit | H5671 | HNcmsa | pledge(s) |
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H1945 — הוֹי (hôwy, hoh'ee): a prolonged form of הוֹ (akin to אוֹי); oh!; ah, alas, ho, O, woe.
- H2420 — חִידָה (chîydâh, khee-daw'): from חוּד; a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim; dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.
- H3513 — כָּבַד (kâbad, kaw-bad'): or כָּבֵד; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses); abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, [idiom] more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.
- H4426 — מְלִיצָה (mᵉlîytsâh, mel-ee-tsaw'): from לוּץ; an aphorism; also a satire; interpretation, taunting.
- H4912 — מָשָׁל (mâshâl, maw-shawl'): apparently from מָשַׁל in some original sense of superiority in mental action; properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse); byword, like, parable, proverb.
- H5375 — נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ, naw-saw'): or נָסָה; (Psalm 4:6 (אֲבַד)), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative; accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield.
- H5671 — עַבְטִיט (ʻabṭîyṭ, ab-teet'): from עָבַט; something pledged, i.e. (collectively) pawned goods; thick clay (by a false etym.).
- H7235 — רָבָה (râbâh, raw-baw'): a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect); (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for רָבַב), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H428 — אֵלֶּה (ʼêl-leh, ale'-leh): prolonged from אֵל; these or those; an-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
- H4970 — מָתַי (mâthay, maw-thah'ee): from an unused root meaning to extend; properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative); long, when.
- H5704 — עַד (ʻad, ad): properly, the same as עַד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with); against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- how — Psalms 94:3, Luke 12:20, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, 1 Peter 4:7
- ladeth — Isaiah 44:20, Isaiah 55:2, Habakkuk 2:13
- take — Numbers 23:7, Numbers 23:18, Isaiah 14:4-19, Jeremiah 29:22, Jeremiah 50:13, Ezekiel 32:21, Micah 2:4
- that increaseth — Job 20:15-29, Job 22:6-10, Proverbs 22:16, Jeremiah 51:34-35, Habakkuk 1:9-10, Habakkuk 1:15, James 5:1-4
Reciprocal references (16): Numbers 21:27, Joshua 7:11, Joshua 7:25, 2 Kings 5:24, Job 18:15, Job 27:16, Proverbs 10:3, Proverbs 10:22, Proverbs 13:11, Proverbs 20:21, Ecclesiastes 10:15, Isaiah 10:1, Jeremiah 17:11, Hosea 12:8, Amos 1:13, Matthew 13:3
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: SELFISHNESS-UNSELFISHNESS
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