3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Habakkuk 1:3:1 ⧉לָ֣מָּהlamawhy Habakkuk 1:3:2 ⧉תַרְאֵ֤נִיtareniyou make me see Habakkuk 1:3:3 ⧉אָ֙וֶן֙aveniniquity Habakkuk 1:3:4 ⧉וְעָמָ֣לveamaland trouble or toil Habakkuk 1:3:5 ⧉תַּבִּ֔יטtabbityou look at Habakkuk 1:3:6 ⧉וְשֹׁ֥דveshodand destruction Habakkuk 1:3:7 ⧉וְחָמָ֖סvekhamasand violence Habakkuk 1:3:8 ⧉לְנֶגְדִּ֑יlenegdibefore me Habakkuk 1:3:9 ⧉וַיְהִ֧יvayehiand there is or and it came to be Habakkuk 1:3:10 ⧉רִ֦יבrivstrife or dispute Habakkuk 1:3:11 ⧉וּמָד֖וֹןumadonand contention Habakkuk 1:3:12 ⧉יִשָּֽׂא׃yissait arises or it is lifted up |
3. Formal Translation Why do You {Yahweh, Covenant Keeper} make me see iniquity and why must I keep looking at trouble? Ruin and violence are right before me; strife and contention keep rising. |
3. Dynamic Translation Why do You {Yahweh, Upholder of Justice} let me witness wrongdoing and keep my eyes on hardship? Destruction and violence are all around; strife and conflict spring up constantly. |