9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Habakkuk 1:9:1 ⧉כֻּלֹּה֙kuloall of it or all of them Habakkuk 1:9:2 ⧉לְחָמָ֣סlekhamasfor violence Habakkuk 1:9:3 ⧉יָב֔וֹאyavohe comes or it comes Habakkuk 1:9:4 ⧉מְגַמַּ֥תmegammatthe gathering or the massing Habakkuk 1:9:5 ⧉פְּנֵיהֶ֖םpenehemtheir faces Habakkuk 1:9:6 ⧉קָדִ֑ימָהkadimaforward or eastward Habakkuk 1:9:7 ⧉וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvayeesofand he gathers Habakkuk 1:9:8 ⧉כַּח֖וֹלkakhollike the sand Habakkuk 1:9:9 ⧉שֶֽׁבִי׃shevicaptivity or captives |
9. Formal Translation All of them come bent on violence; their faces are set forward, and they collect captives like sand. |
9. Dynamic Translation They all march to bring violence; their faces are set forward, and they round up prisoners as countless as sand. |