Habakkuk 2:13

“Is it not, look, from YHWH Tsevaot that peoples labor for the fire, and nations grow weary for nothing?”

Habakkuk 2:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Habakkuk 2:13, word by word

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.

Where else “yehva” appears
Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

Where else “tsevaot” appears
that peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

Where else “amim” appears
laborיִיגְעוּyigu

grow weary, toil

Grow weary, be tired from effort; also to toil, or to make another weary.

Where else “yigu” appears
for the fireדֵיde

as often as

Together with other words: whenever, as often as, as much as suffices.

Where else “de” appears
for the fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

Where else “esh” appears
and nationsלְאֻמִּיםleumim

people, nation

People, nation.

Where else “leumim” appears
grow wearyיִעָפוּyiafu

grow tired

To run out of strength.

Where else “yiafu” appears
for nothingרִיקrik

in vain

In vain, for nothing.

Where else “rik” appears

The context

12Woe to the one who builds a city with blood and establishes a town with injustice!

13 · This verse (above)

14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of YHWH, as the waters cover the sea.

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