Habakkuk 2:6
Whether not all these peoples shall take a parable on him, and the speaking of dark sentences of him? And it shall be said, Woe to him that multiplieth things not his own; how long, and he aggregateth against himself thick clay?This verse in the real world
In what words
- מְלִיצָהmᵉlîytsâhan aphorism; also a satire
- חִידָהchîydâha puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim
- מָשָׁלmâshâlproperly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poe
- הוֹיhôwyoh!
- כָּבַדkâbadto be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous,
- רָבָהrâbâhto increase (in whatever respect)
- נָשָׂאnâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Job 20:15–29, Jer 50:13, Isa 14:4–19, Num 23:7, Jer 29:22, Mic 2:4, Hab 1:15, Isa 44:20