6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Habakkuk 1:6:1 ⧉כִּֽי־הִנְנִ֤יkihinenifor behold, I Habakkuk 1:6:2 ⧉מֵקִים֙mekimam raising up Habakkuk 1:6:3 ⧉אֶת־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםethakasdim{direct object} the Chaldeans Habakkuk 1:6:4 ⧉הַגּ֖וֹיhagoithe nation Habakkuk 1:6:5 ⧉הַמַּ֣רhamarthe bitter Habakkuk 1:6:6 ⧉וְהַנִּמְהָ֑רvehanimharand the hasty Habakkuk 1:6:7 ⧉הַֽהוֹלֵךְ֙haholekhthe one going Habakkuk 1:6:8 ⧉לְמֶרְחֲבֵי־אֶ֔רֶץlemerkhaveeretsto the broad places of earth Habakkuk 1:6:9 ⧉לָרֶ֖שֶׁתlareshetto possess Habakkuk 1:6:10 ⧉מִשְׁכָּנ֥וֹתmishkanotdwellings Habakkuk 1:6:11 ⧉לֹּא־לֽוֹ׃lolonot to him or to it |
6. Formal Translation For behold, I {Yahweh, Sovereign Orchestrator} am raising up the Chaldeans, a bitter and quick-moving nation that traverses the broad land to take dwelling places not their own. |
6. Dynamic Translation See, I {Yahweh, Master Mover} am bringing up the Chaldeans, a ruthless and impetuous people sweeping across broad stretches of the earth to seize homes that are not their own. |