17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Habakkuk 2:17:1 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Habakkuk 2:17:2 ⧉חֲמַ֤סkhamasviolence Habakkuk 2:17:3 ⧉לְבָנוֹן֙levanonof Lebanon Habakkuk 2:17:4 ⧉יְכַסֶּ֔ךָּyekhassekhawill cover you Habakkuk 2:17:5 ⧉וְשֹׁ֥דveshodand destruction Habakkuk 2:17:6 ⧉בְּהֵמ֖וֹתbehemotof beasts Habakkuk 2:17:7 ⧉יְחִיתַ֑ןyekhitanwill terrify them Habakkuk 2:17:8 ⧉מִדְּמֵ֤יmiddemeifrom the blood of Habakkuk 2:17:9 ⧉אָדָם֙adamman or humankind Habakkuk 2:17:10 ⧉וַחֲמַס־אֶ֔רֶץvakhamaseretsand violence of the earth Habakkuk 2:17:11 ⧉קִרְיָ֖הkiryacity Habakkuk 2:17:12 ⧉וְכָל־יֹ֥שְׁבֵיvekholyosheveiand all who dwell in Habakkuk 2:17:13 ⧉בָֽהּ׃סbahit |
17. Formal Translation For the violence against Lebanon will cover you, and the destruction of beasts will terrify you, because of the blood of man and the violence against the land, the city and all who dwell in it. |
17. Dynamic Translation Your violence against Lebanon will come upon you, and the destruction of beasts will terrify you—all because you shed human blood and committed violence against the land, the city, and everyone who lives there. |