You went outיָצָאתָfor the salvationלְיֵשַׁעof your people,עַמֶּךָfor the salvationלְיֵשַׁעof your anointed;מְשִׁיחֶךָyou shatteredמָחַצְתָּthe headרֹּאשׁof the houseמִבֵּיתof the wicked,רָשָׁעlaying bareעָרוֹתthe foundationיְסוֹדup toעַדthe neck.צַוָּארSelah.סֶלָה
Habakkuk 3:13
Study it in the app“You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed; you shattered the head of the house of the wicked, laying bare the foundation up to the neck. Selah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Habakkuk 3:13, word by word
- You went outיָצָאתָyatsata
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatsata” appears- for the salvationיֵשַׁעyesha
salvation, deliverance
Salvation, deliverance; the safety and well-being of one who has been rescued. From the same root as "save."
Where else “yesha” appears- of your peopleעַמֶּame
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ame” appears- of your anointedמְשִׁיחֶmeshiche
anointed
Anointed: someone on whom oil has been poured to set him apart for a task from God (priest, king). In Hebrew it is "mashiach", from which "Messiah" comes; in Greek, "Christ".
Where else “meshiche” appears- you shatteredמָחַצְתָּmachatsta
shatter, crush
Shatter: strike hard until it breaks or is crushed.
Where else “machatsta” appears- the headרֹּאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- laying bareעָרוֹתarot
lay bare
To strip what covers something and leave it in view, or to tear it down to its base.
Where else “arot” appears- the foundationיְסוֹדyesod
base, foundation
Base, foundation.
Where else “yesod” appears- the neckצַוָּארtsavar
neck
The neck.
Where else “tsavar” appears- Selahסֶלָהsela
Selah
Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.
Where else “sela” appears
The context
12In indignation you march through the earth; in anger you thresh the nations.
13 · This verse (above)
14You pierced with his rods the head of his warriors; they stormed to scatter me; their exultation was as to devour the poor in the hiding place.