Habakkuk 1:12

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Habakkuk 1:12, word by word

from of oldקֶּדֶםkedem

of old

Times long ago, from far back.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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my Elohimאֱלֹהַeloha

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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my Holy Oneקְדֹשִׁkedoshi

Holy One

God, the one wholly set apart and pure, God of Israel.

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dieנָמוּתnamut

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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for judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpat

judgment

The decision a judge gives on a case.

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you have appointed himשַׂמְתּsamt

appoint

To set someone as leader, or fix something.

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and, Rockצוּרtsur

the Rock

YHWH, the firm Rock of his people.

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for reprovingהוֹכִיחַhochiach

rebuke

To point out someone's fault so that he corrects it.

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you have established himיְסַדְתּyesadt

found

To lay the foundations of something on which it will be raised.

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Translation note

“We will not die”: according to an ancient scribal tradition, the text originally said “you do not die,” said of God.

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