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Forכִּיthe stoneאֶבֶןfrom the wallמִקִּירwill cry out,תִּזְעָקand the beamוְכָפִיסfrom the woodworkמֵעֵץwill answer it.יַעֲנֶנָּה
Habakkuk 2:11
Study it in the app“For the stone from the wall will cry out, and the beam from the woodwork will answer it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Habakkuk 2:11, word by word
- the stoneאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears- from the wallקִּירkir
wall
The wall of a house or a city.
Where else “kir” appears- will cry outתִּזְעָקtizak
cry out
To shout for help, above all to YHWH.
Where else “tizak” appears- and the beamכָפִיסchafis
beam, rafter
A beam or rafter, the timber that ties and holds up a building.
Where else “chafis” appears- from the woodworkעֵץets
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- will answer itיַעֲנֶyaane
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaane” appears
The context
10You have counseled shame for your house, making an end of many peoples, and you are sinning against your soul.
11 · This verse (above)
12Woe to the one who builds a city with blood and establishes a town with injustice!