Habakkuk 2:8

“Because you have plundered many nations, all the rest of the peoples will plunder you, for the blood of human beings and violence done to the land, to the city, and to all who dwell in it.”

Habakkuk 2:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Habakkuk 2:8, word by word

have plunderedשַׁלּוֹתָshalota

plunder

To strip the defeated of their goods.

Where else “shalota” appears
manyרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

Where else “rabim” appears
nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
the restיֶתֶרyeter

rest

What remains after what has been said or done, like a king's other deeds.

Where else “yeter” appears
of the peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

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

Where else “amim” appears
for the bloodדְּמֵיdeme

bloodguilt

A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.

Where else “deme” appears
of human beingsאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears
and violenceחֲמַסchamas

violence

Violence; unjust harm done to others.

Where else “chamas” appears
done to the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
to the cityקִרְיָהkirya

town, city

Town: a poetic way of saying "city."

Where else “kirya” appears
who dwellיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yoshve” appears

The context

7Will not suddenly rise up those who bite you, and awake those who shake you, and you will be spoil for them?

8 · This verse (above)

9Woe to the one who gains evil gain for his house, to set on high his nest, to be delivered from the hand of evil!

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