Habakkuk 2:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHabakkuk 2:3 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 →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
ע֤וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
חָזוֹן֙
châzôwn
H2377
vision
לַמּוֹעֵ֔ד
môwʻêd
H4150
appointed time
וְיָפֵ֥חַ
pûwach
H6315
to breathe
לַקֵּ֖ץ
qêts
H7093
end
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְכַזֵּ֑ב
kâzab
H3576
to lie
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יִתְמַהְמָהּ֙
mâhahh
H4102
to delay
חַכֵּה
châkâh
H2442
to wait
ל֔וֹ
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
בֹ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
יָבֹ֖א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְאַחֵֽר
ʼâchar
H309
to delay
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World English Bible Public Domain
For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won't prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won't delay.
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King James Version Public Domain
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For the vision still for the appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it. For coming, it will come; it will not delay.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).