Habakkuk 2:13
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Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
In other translations
Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
Hebrew words
הֲלוֹאhalo'¿ [is it] notH3808הִנֵּהhinehthere!H2009מֵאֵתme'etfrom withH854יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068צְבָאוֹתtzeva'otof hostsH6635וְיִיגְעוּveyige'uso they may laborH3021עַמִּים'amimpeoplesH5971בְּדֵי־bedei-for [the] sufficiency ofH1767אֵשׁ'eshfireH784וּלְאֻמִּיםule'umimand nationsH3816בְּדֵי־bedei-for [the] sufficiency ofH1767רִיקrikvanityH7385יִעָפוּ׃yi'afuthey grow wearyH3286
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