Habakkuk 2:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHabakkuk 2:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣י
mishmereth
H4931
guard
אֶעֱמֹ֔דָה
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
וְאֶֽתְיַצְּבָ֖ה
yâtsab
H3320
to stand
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מָצ֑וֹר
mâtsôwr
H4692
siege
וַאֲצַפֶּ֗ה
tsâphâh
H6822
to keep watch
לִרְאוֹת֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
יְדַבֶּר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
בִּ֔י
וּמָ֥ה
mâh
H4100
what
אָשִׁ֖יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי
tôwkêchâh
H8433
rebuke
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World English Bible Public Domain
I will stand at my watch, and set myself on the ramparts, and will look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
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King James Version Public Domain
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I shall stand at my watchpost and shall station myself on the watchtower, and I will watch to see what he will say to me and what I will respond concerning my complaint.
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