Habakkuk 2:16

“You are filled with dishonor rather than glory; drink you too, and show yourself uncircumcised; the cup of the right hand of YHWH will come around to you, and disgrace will be on your glory.”

Habakkuk 2:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Habakkuk 2:16, word by word

You are filledשָׂבַעְתָּsavata

be sated

To have plenty, be fed up.

Where else “savata” appears
with dishonorקָלוֹןkalon

disgrace, shame

Dishonor, public shame, disgrace.

Where else “kalon” appears
rather than gloryכָּבוֹדkavod

glory

God's majesty and presence.

Where else “kavod” appears
drinkשְׁתֵהshete

drink

Drink.

Where else “shete” appears
and show yourself uncircumcisedהֵעָרֵלhearel

show uncircumcised

To be exposed as a man without the covenant sign, in shame.

Where else “hearel” appears
the cupכּוֹסkos

cup

A drinking vessel; also the lot that falls to each one to drink, good or bad.

Where else “kos” appears
of the right handיְמִיןyemin

right hand

The hand on the side of strength and honor.

Where else “yemin” appears
of 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
will come aroundתִּסּוֹבtisov

turn

To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.

Where else “tisov” appears
and disgraceקִיקָלוֹןkikalon

utter disgrace

Utter disgrace, extreme shame.

Where else “kikalon” appears

The context

15Woe to the one who gives his neighbor drink, mixing in your fury, and even making him drunk, in order to look on their nakedness!

16 · This verse (above)

17For the violence done to Lebanon will cover you, and the devastation of the beasts will terrify you, for the blood of human beings and violence done to the land, to the city, and to all who dwell in it.

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