Hebrew Interlinear
Habakkuk 1:3 Interlinear
“ Why dost thou shew me iniquity grievance and cause me to behold for spoiling and violence strife and contention are before me and there are that raise up”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לָ֣מָּה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 2 | תַרְאֵ֤נִי | H7200 | Why dost thou shew | to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) |
| 3 | אָ֙וֶן֙ | H205 | me iniquity | strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol |
| 4 | וְעָמָ֣ל | H5999 | grievance | toil, i.e., wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind |
| 5 | תַּבִּ֔יט | H5027 | and cause me to behold | to scan, i.e., look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care |
| 6 | וְשֹׁ֥ד | H7701 | for spoiling | violence, ravage |
| 7 | וְחָמָ֖ס | H2555 | and violence | violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain |
| 8 | לְנֶגְדִּ֑י | H5048 | a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before | |
| 9 | וַיְהִ֧י | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 10 | רִ֦יב | H7379 | strife | a contest (personal or legal) |
| 11 | וּמָד֖וֹן | H4066 | and contention | a contest or quarrel |
| 12 | יִשָּֽׂא׃ | H5375 | are before me and there are that raise up | to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative |
Verse Context
Habakkuk 1:2 O LORD how long shall I cry and thou wilt not hear...
Habakkuk 1:3 (current) Why dost thou shew me iniquity grievance and cause me to behold for spoiling and violence strife and contention are before me and there are that raise up
Habakkuk 1:4 is slacked Therefore the law go forth...