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Habakkuk 2:13

Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?

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הֲל֣וֹאhalono , -r,לֹאparticle, interrogative, particle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…הִנֵּ֔הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.מֵאֵ֖תmeetfrom amongאֵתpreposition, preposition — “from among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).צְבָא֑וֹתtsevaotarmyצָבָאnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).וְיִֽיגְע֤וּveyigevand faintיָגַעconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and faint”, an unfinished actionH3021properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toilfaint, (make to) labour, (be) weary.עַמִּים֙amimpeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.בְּדֵיbedein enoughדַּיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in enough”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1767enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrasesable, according to, after (ability), among, as (oft as), (more than) enough, from, in, since, (much as is) sufficient(-ly), too much, very, when.אֵ֔שׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.וּלְאֻמִּ֖יםuleumimand nationלְאֹםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and nation”, the ordinary formH3816a communitynation, people.בְּדֵיbedein enoughדַּיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in enough”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1767enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrasesable, according to, after (ability), among, as (oft as), (more than) enough, from, in, since, (much as is) sufficient(-ly), too much, very, when.רִ֥יקriqvainרִיקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “vain”, the ordinary formH7385emptiness; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vainempty, to no purpose, (in) vain (thing), vanity.יִעָֽפוּyiafvfaintיָעַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “faint”, an unfinished actionH3286to tire (as if from wearisome flight)faint, cause to fly, (be) weary (self).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, is it not from Jehovah of Hosts And peoples are fatigued for fire, And nations for vanity are weary?

World English Bible

Behold, isn’t it from Yahweh of Armies that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?

Darby Translation

Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?

Douay-Rheims

Are not these things from the Lord of hosts? for the people shall labour in a great fire: and the nations in vain, and they shall faint.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Are not these things of the Lord Almighty? surely many people have been exhausted in the fire, and many nations have fainted.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐ ταῦτά ἐστι παρὰ Κυρίου παντοκράτορος; καὶ ἐξέλιπον λαοὶ ἱκανοὶ ἐν πυρὶ, καὶ ἔθνη πολλὰ ὠλιγοψύχησαν.