Habakkuk 2:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHabakkuk 2:19 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 →
ה֣וֹי
hôwy
H1945
alas
אֹמֵ֤ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָעֵץ֙
ʻêts
H6086
tree
הָקִ֔יצָה
qûwts
H6974
to awake
ע֖וּרִי
ʻûwr
H5782
to awake
לְאֶ֣בֶן
ʼeben
H68
stone
דּוּמָ֑ם
dûwmâm
H1748
silence
ה֣וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יוֹרֶ֔ה
yârâh
H3384
to throw
הִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
ה֗וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
תָּפוּשׂ֙
tâphas
H8610
to seize
זָהָ֣ב
zâhâb
H2091
gold
וָכֶ֔סֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
ר֖וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
אֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ
qereb
H7130
midst
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World English Bible Public Domain
Woe to him who says to the wood, 'Awake!' or to the mute stone, 'Arise!' Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
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King James Version Public Domain
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
‘Woe to the one saying to the wood, Awake, to the silent stone, Arise!’ It teaches! Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, but there is not any breath within it.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).