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But YHWHוַיהוָהis in his holyבְּ קָדְשׁוֹtemple;הֵיכַלsilenceהַסbefore him,מִפָּנָיוallכָּלthe earth!”הָאָרֶץ
Habakkuk 2:20
Study it in the app“But YHWH is in his holy temple; silence before him, all the earth!””
With the Hebrew beneath
Habakkuk 2:20, word by word
- But YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- is in his holyקָדְשׁkadsh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kadsh” appears- templeהֵיכַלhechal
temple
Literally "palace": YHWH's great house.
Where else “hechal” appears- silenceהַסhas
quiet, hush
Make quiet, call for silence.
Where else “has” appears- before himפָּנָיpanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “panay” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
people
The people who live on the earth.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
19Woe to the one who says to the wood, ‘Awake!’ ‘Arise!’ to the mute stone! Will it teach? Look, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in it.
20 · This verse (above)