Habakkuk 2:6
Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’
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ASV
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges!
KJV
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הֲלוֹא־ | ha.lo'- | ¿ not | H3808 → |
| אֵ֣לֶּה | 'E.leh | these [nations] | H428 → |
| כֻלָּ֗ם | khu.Lam | all of them | H3605 → |
| עָלָיו֙ | 'a.Lav | on him | H5921 → |
| מָשָׁ֣ל | ma.Shal | a saying | H4912 → |
| יִשָּׂ֔אוּ | yi.Sa.'u | will they lift up | H5375 → |
| וּמְלִיצָ֖ה | u.me.li.Tzah | and a mocking song | H4426 → |
| חִיד֣וֹת | chi.Dot | riddles | H2420 → |
| ל֑וֹ | lo | to him | |
| וְיֹאמַ֗ר | ve.yo.Mar | so may someone say? | H559 → |
| ה֚וֹי | Ho | woe to! | H1945 → |
| הַמַּרְבֶּ֣ה | ha.mar.Beh | the [one who] increases | H7235 → |
| לֹּא־ | lo'- | [that which] not | H3808 → |
| ל֔וֹ | lo | [belongs] to him | |
| עַד־ | 'ad- | until | H5704 → |
| מָתַ֕י | ma.Tai | when? | H4970 → |
| וּמַכְבִּ֥יד | u.makh.Bid | and [one who] makes heavy | H3513 → |
| עָלָ֖יו | 'a.Lav | on himself | H5921 → |
| עַבְטִֽיט׃ | 'av.Tit | pledge[s] | H5671 → |
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