NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Woehowy (hoh'ee) oh! -- ah, alas, ho, O, woe. to him that coveteth batsa` (baw-tsah') figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop -- (be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded. an evil ra` (rah) bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.). covetousness betsa` (beh'-tsah) plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust) -- covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit. to his house bayith (bah'-yith) a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) that he may set suwm (soom) to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work. his nest qen (kane) a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling -- nest, room. on high marowm (maw-rome') altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft) -- (far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward. that he may be delivered natsal (naw-tsal') to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense from the power kaph (kaf) the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power of evil ra` (rah) bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house To put his nest on high, To be delivered from the hand of calamity! King James Bible Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! Holman Christian Standard Bible Woe to him who dishonestly makes wealth for his house to place his nest on high, to escape from the reach of disaster! International Standard Version "Woe to the one who amasses profit upon unjust profit in order to establish his household, so he can establish a secure place on the heights and escape from the power of evil. NET Bible The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster. GOD'S WORD® Translation " 'How horrible it will be for the one who uses violence to get things for his own household in order to set his nest up high and save himself from disaster.' King James 2000 Bible Woe to him that covets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of ruin! Links Habakkuk 2:9Habakkuk 2:9 NIV Habakkuk 2:9 NLT Habakkuk 2:9 ESV Habakkuk 2:9 NASB Habakkuk 2:9 KJV |
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