Habakkuk 2:9
Woe to him that gathereth evil covetousness to his house, that his nest be on high, and guesseth him for to be delivered of the hand of evil.This verse in the real world
In what words
- קֵןqêna nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
- בָּצַעbâtsaʻfiguratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop
- בֶּצַעbetsaʻplunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
- מָרוֹםmârôwmaltitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elatio
- הוֹיhôwyoh!
- כַּףkaphthe hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of
- נָצַלnâtsalto snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
- שׂוּםsûwmto put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and e
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 49:16, Jer 22:13–19, 1Ki 21:19–24, Zec 5:1–4, Psa 52:7, Act 1:17–25, Oba 1:4, 2Ki 5:20–27