1:1 Their horses[05483] also are swifter[07043][8804] than the leopards[05246], and are more fierce[02300][8804] than the evening[06153] wolves[02061]: and their horsemen[06571] shall spread[06335][8804] themselves, and their horsemen[06571] shall come[0935][8799] from far[07350]; they shall fly[05774][8799] as the eagle[05404] that hasteth[02363][8804] to eat[0398][8800]. fierce: Heb. sharp
1:2 They shall come[0935][8799] all for violence[02555]: their faces[06440] shall sup up[04041] as the east wind[06921], and they shall gather[0622][8799] the captivity[07628] as the sand[02344]. their...: or, the supping up of their faces, etc: or, their faces shall look (Heb. the opposition of their faces) toward the east
1:3 And they shall scoff[07046][8691] at the kings[04428], and the princes[07336][8802] shall be a scorn[04890] unto them: they shall deride[07832][8799] every strong hold[04013]; for they shall heap[06651][8799] dust[06083], and take[03920][8799] it.
1:4 Then shall his mind[07307] change[02498][8804], and he shall pass over[05674][8799], and offend[0816][8804], imputing this[02098] his power[03581] unto his god[0433].
1:5 Art thou not from everlasting[06924], O LORD[03068] my God[0430], mine Holy One[06918]? we shall not die[04191][8799]. O LORD[03068], thou hast ordained[07760][8804] them for judgment[04941]; and, O mighty God[06697], thou hast established[03245][8804] them for correction[03198][8687]. mighty...: Heb. rock established: Heb. founded
1:6 Thou art of purer[02889] eyes[05869] than to behold[07200][8800] evil[07451], and canst[03201][8799] not look[05027][8687] on iniquity[05999]: wherefore lookest[05027][8686] thou upon them that deal treacherously[0898][8802], and holdest thy tongue[02790][8686] when the wicked[07563] devoureth[01104][8763] the man that is more righteous[06662] than he? iniquity: or, grievance
1:7 And makest[06213][8799] men[0120] as the fishes[01709] of the sea[03220], as the creeping things[07431], that have no ruler[04910][8802] over them? creeping: or, moving
1:8 They take up[05927][8689] all of them with the angle[02443], they catch[01641][8799] them in their net[02764], and gather[0622][8799] them in their drag[04365]: therefore they rejoice[08055][8799] and are glad[01523][8799]. drag: or, flue net
1:9 Therefore they sacrifice[02076][8762] unto their net[02764], and burn incense[06999][8762] unto their drag[04365]; because by them[01992] their portion[02506] is fat[08082], and their meat[03978] plenteous[01277]. plenteous: or, dainty: Heb. fat
1:10 Shall they therefore empty[07324][8686] their net[02764], and not spare[02550][8799] continually[08548] to slay[02026][8800] the nations[01471]?
1:11 I will stand[05975][8799] upon my watch[04931], and set[03320][8691] me upon the tower[04692], and will watch[06822][8762] to see[07200][8800] what he will say[01696][8762] unto me, and what I shall answer[07725][8686] when I am reproved[08433]. tower: Heb. fenced place unto me: or, in me when...: or, when I am argued with: Heb. upon my reproof, or, arguing
1:12 And the LORD[03068] answered[06030][8799] me, and said[0559][8799], Write[03789][8798] the vision[02377], and make it plain[0874][8761] upon tables[03871], that he may run[07323][8799] that readeth[07121][8802] it.
1:13 For the vision[02377] is yet for an appointed time[04150], but at the end[07093] it shall speak[06315][8686], and not lie[03576][8762]: though it tarry[04102][8698], wait[02442][8761] for it; because it will surely[0935][8800] come[0935][8799], it will not tarry[0309][8762].
1:14 Behold, his soul[05315] which is lifted up[06075][8795] is not upright[03474][8804] in him: but the just[06662] shall live[02421][8799] by his faith[0530].
1:15 Yea also, because he transgresseth[0898][8802] by wine[03196], he is a proud[03093] man[01397], neither keepeth at home[05115][8799], who enlargeth[07337][8689] his desire[05315] as hell[07585], and is as death[04194], and cannot be satisfied[07646][8799], but gathereth[0622][8799] unto him all nations[01471], and heapeth[06908][8799] unto him all people[05971]: Yea...: or, How much more
1:16 Shall not all these take up[05375][8799] a parable[04912] against him, and a taunting[04426] proverb[02420] against him, and say[0559][8799], Woe[01945] to him that increaseth[07235][8688] that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth[03513][8688] himself with thick clay[05671]! Woe...: or, Ho, he
1:17 Shall they not rise up[06965][8799] suddenly[06621] that shall bite[05391][8802] thee, and awake[03364][8799] that shall vex[02111][8772] thee, and thou shalt be for booties[04933] unto them?
1:18 Because thou hast spoiled[07997][8804] many[07227] nations[01471], all the remnant[03499] of the people[05971] shall spoil[07997][8799] thee; because of men's[0120] blood[01818], and for the violence[02555] of the land[0776], of the city[07151], and of all that dwell[03427][8802] therein. blood: Heb. bloods
2:1 Woe[01945] to him that coveteth[01214][8802] an evil[07451] covetousness[01215] to his house[01004], that he may set[07760][8800] his nest[07064] on high[04791], that he may be delivered[05337][8736] from the power[03709] of evil[07451]! coveteth...: or, gaineth and evil gain power...: Heb. palm of the hand
2:2 Thou hast consulted[03289][8804] shame[01322] to thy house[01004] by cutting off[07096][8800] many[07227] people[05971], and hast sinned[02398][8802] against thy soul[05315].
2:3 For the stone[068] shall cry out[02199][8799] of the wall[07023], and the beam out[03714] of the timber[06086] shall answer[06030][8799] it. beam: or, piece, or, fastening answer it: or, witness against it
2:4 Woe[01945] to him that buildeth[01129][8802] a town[05892] with blood[01818], and stablisheth[03559][8790] a city[07151] by iniquity[05766]! blood: Heb. bloods
2:5 Behold, is it not of the LORD[03068] of hosts[06635] that the people[05971] shall labour[03021][8799] in the very[01767] fire[0784], and the people[03816] shall weary[03286][8799] themselves for very[01767] vanity[07385]? for...: or, in vain?
2:6 For the earth[0776] shall be filled[04390][8735] with the knowledge[03045][8800] of the glory[03519] of the LORD[03068], as the waters[04325] cover[03680][8762] the sea[03220]. with...: or, by knowing the glory
2:7 Woe[01945] unto him that giveth his neighbour[07453] drink[08248][8688], that puttest[05596][8764] thy bottle[02573] to him , and makest him drunken[07937][8763] also, that thou mayest look[05027][8687] on their nakedness[04589]!
2:8 Thou art filled[07646][8804] with shame[07036] for glory[03519]: drink[08354][8798] thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered[06188][8734]: the cup[03563] of the LORD'S[03068] right hand[03225] shall be turned[05437][8735] unto thee, and shameful spewing[07022] shall be on thy glory[03519]. with...: or, more with shame than with glory
2:9 For the violence[02555] of Lebanon[03844] shall cover[03680][8762] thee, and the spoil[07701] of beasts[0929], which made them afraid[02865][8686], because of men's[0120] blood[01818], and for the violence[02555] of the land[0776], of the city[07151], and of all that dwell[03427][8802] therein.
2:10 What profiteth[03276][8689] the graven image[06459] that the maker[03335][8802] thereof hath graven[06458][8804] it; the molten image[04541], and a teacher[03384][8688] of lies[08267], that the maker[03335][8802] of his work[03336] trusteth[0982][8804] therein, to make[06213][8800] dumb[0483] idols[0457]? maker of...: Heb. fashioner of his fashion
2:11 Woe[01945] unto him that saith[0559][8802] to the wood[06086], Awake[06974][8685]; to the dumb[01748] stone[068], Arise[05782][8798], it shall teach[03384][8686]! Behold, it is laid[08610][8803] over with gold[02091] and silver[03701], and there is no breath[07307] at all in the midst[07130] of it.
2:12 But the LORD[03068] is in his holy[06944] temple[01964]: let all the earth[0776] keep silence[02013][8761] before[06440] him. let...: Heb. be silent all the earth before him
2:13 A prayer[08605] of Habakkuk[02265] the prophet[05030] upon Shigionoth[07692]. upon...: or, according to variable songs, or, tunes, called in Hebrew, Shigionoth
2:14 O LORD[03068], I have heard[08085][8804] thy speech[08088], and was afraid[03372][8804]: O LORD[03068], revive[02421][8761] thy work[06467] in the midst[07130] of the years[08141], in the midst[07130] of the years[08141] make known[03045][8686]; in wrath[07267] remember[02142][8799] mercy[07355][8763]. speech: Heb. report, or, hearing revive: or, preserve alive
2:15 God[0433] came[0935][8799] from Teman[08487], and the Holy One[06918] from mount[02022] Paran[06290]. Selah[05542]. His glory[01935] covered[03680][8765] the heavens[08064], and the earth[0776] was full[04390][8804] of his praise[08416]. Teman: or, the south
3:1 And his brightness[05051] was as the light[0216]; he had horns[07161] coming out of his hand[03027]: and there was the hiding[02253] of his power[05797]. horns...: or, bright beams out of his side
3:2 Before[06440] him went[03212][8799] the pestilence[01698], and burning coals[07565] went forth[03318][8799] at his feet[07272]. coals: or, diseases
3:3 He stood[05975][8804], and measured[04128][8787] the earth[0776]: he beheld[07200][8804], and drove asunder[05425][8686] the nations[01471]; and the everlasting[05703] mountains[02042] were scattered[06327][8691], the perpetual[05769] hills[01389] did bow[07817][8804]: his ways[01979] are everlasting[05769].
3:4 I saw[07200][8804] the tents[0168] of Cushan[03572] in affliction[0205]: and the curtains[03407] of the land[0776] of Midian[04080] did tremble[07264][8799]. Cushan: or, Ethiopia in...: or, under affliction, or, vanity
3:5 Was the LORD[03068] displeased[02734][8804] against the rivers[05104]? was thine anger[0639] against the rivers[05104]? was thy wrath[05678] against the sea[03220], that thou didst ride[07392][8799] upon thine horses[05483] and thy chariots[04818] of salvation[03444]? of...: or, were salvation?
3:6 Thy bow[07198] was made quite[06181] naked[05783][8735], according to the oaths[07621] of the tribes[04294], even thy word[0562]. Selah[05542]. Thou didst cleave[01234][8762] the earth[0776] with rivers[05104]. earth...: or, rivers of the earth
3:7 The mountains[02022] saw[07200][8804] thee, and they trembled[02342][8799]: the overflowing[02230] of the water[04325] passed by[05674][8804]: the deep[08415] uttered[05414][8804] his voice[06963], and lifted up[05375][8804] his hands[03027] on high[07315].
3:8 The sun[08121] and moon[03394] stood still[05975][8804] in their habitation[02073]: at the light[0216] of thine arrows[02671] they went[01980][8762], and at the shining[05051] of thy glittering[01300] spear[02595]. at the light...: or, thine arrows walked in the light
3:9 Thou didst march through[06805][8799] the land[0776] in indignation[02195], thou didst thresh[01758][8799] the heathen[01471] in anger[0639].
3:10 Thou wentest forth[03318][8804] for the salvation[03468] of thy people[05971], even for salvation[03468] with thine anointed[04899]; thou woundedst[04272][8804] the head[07218] out of the house[01004] of the wicked[07563], by discovering[06168][8763] the foundation[03247] unto the neck[06677]. Selah[05542]. by...: Heb. making naked
3:11 Thou didst strike through[05344][8804] with his staves[04294] the head[07218] of his villages[06518]: they came out as a whirlwind[05590][8799] to scatter[06327][8687] me: their rejoicing[05951] was as to devour[0398][8800] the poor[06041] secretly[04565]. came...: Heb. were tempestuous
3:12 Thou didst walk[01869][8804] through the sea[03220] with thine horses[05483], through the heap[02563] of great[07227] waters[04325]. heap: or, mud
3:13 When I heard[08085][8804], my belly[0990] trembled[07264][8799]; my lips[08193] quivered[06750][8804] at the voice[06963]: rottenness[07538] entered[0935][8799] into my bones[06106], and I trembled[07264][8799] in myself, that I might rest[05117][8799] in the day[03117] of trouble[06869]: when he cometh up[05927][8800] unto the people[05971], he will invade them with his troops[01464][8799]. invade...: or, cut them in pieces
3:14 Although the fig tree[08384] shall not blossom[06524][8799], neither shall fruit[02981] be in the vines[01612]; the labour[04639] of the olive[02132] shall fail[03584][8765], and the fields[07709] shall yield[06213][8804] no meat[0400]; the flock[06629] shall be cut off[01504][8804] from the fold[04356], and there shall be no herd[01241] in the stalls[07517]: fail: Heb. lie
3:15 Yet I will rejoice[05937][8799] in the LORD[03068], I will joy[01523][8799] in the God[0430] of my salvation[03468].
3:16 The LORD[03069] God[0136] is my strength[02428], and he will make[07760][8799] my feet[07272] like hinds[0355]' feet , and he will make me to walk[01869][8686] upon mine high places[01116]. To the chief singer[05329][8764] on my stringed instruments[05058]. chief...: or, overseer stringed...: Heb. Neginoth
3:17 The word[01697] of the LORD[03068] which came unto Zephaniah[06846] the son[01121] of Cushi[03570], the son[01121] of Gedaliah[01436], the son[01121] of Amariah[0568], the son[01121] of Hizkiah[02396], in the days[03117] of Josiah[02977] the son[01121] of Amon[0526], king[04428] of Judah[03063].
3:18 I will utterly[0622][8800] consume[05486][8686] all things from off the land[06440][0127], saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068]. I will...; Heb. By taking away I will make an end the land: Heb. the face of the land
3:19 I will consume[05486][8686] man[0120] and beast[0929]; I will consume[05486][8686] the fowls[05775] of the heaven[08064], and the fishes[01709] of the sea[03220], and the stumblingblocks[04384] with the wicked[07563]; and I will cut off[03772][8689] man[0120] from off[06440] the land[0127], saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068]. stumblingblocks: or, idols
3:20 I will also stretch out[05186][8804] mine hand[03027] upon Judah[03063], and upon all the inhabitants[03427][8802] of Jerusalem[03389]; and I will cut off[03772][8689] the remnant[07605] of Baal[01168] from this place[04725], and the name[08034] of the Chemarims[03649] with the priests[03548];
