10. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Habakkuk 1:10:1 ⧉וְהוּא֙vehuand he Habakkuk 1:10:2 ⧉בַּמְּלָכִ֣יםbammelakhimat the kings Habakkuk 1:10:3 ⧉יִתְקַלָּ֔סyitkallashe mocks Habakkuk 1:10:4 ⧉וְרֹזְנִ֖יםveroznimand rulers Habakkuk 1:10:5 ⧉מִשְׂחָ֣קmiskhaka laughingstock Habakkuk 1:10:6 ⧉ל֑וֹloto him Habakkuk 1:10:7 ⧉ה֚וּאhuhe Habakkuk 1:10:8 ⧉לְכָל־מִבְצָ֣רlekholmivtsarat every fortress Habakkuk 1:10:9 ⧉יִשְׂחָ֔קyiskhakhe laughs Habakkuk 1:10:10 ⧉וַיִּצְבֹּ֥רvayitsborand he heaps up Habakkuk 1:10:11 ⧉עָפָ֖רafardust or earth Habakkuk 1:10:12 ⧉וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃vayilkedaand he captures it |
10. Formal Translation He scoffs at kings; he laughs at rulers. He makes light of every fortress by piling up dust and capturing it. |
10. Dynamic Translation He ridicules kings and mocks rulers; every fortress is nothing to him—he throws up earthworks and takes it. |