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Habakkuk 2:15

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

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ה֚וֹיhoyalasהוֹיparticle, interjection — “alas”H1945oh!ah, alas, ho, O, woe.מַשְׁקֵ֣הmashqehcause to drinkשָׁקָהverb, hiphil, participle, construct — “cause to drink”, a verb used as a describing wordH8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion tocause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937 (שָׁכַר), H8354 (שָׁתָה).רֵעֵ֔הוּreehvbrotherרֵעַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “brother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7453an associate (more or less close)brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.מְסַפֵּ֥חַmesapechaabidingסָפַחverb, piel, participle, absolute — “abiding”, a verb used as a describing wordH5596properly, to scrape out, but in certain peculiar senses (of removal or association)abiding, gather together, cleave, smite with the scab.חֲמָתְךָ֖chamatekhabottleחֵמֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bottle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2573a skin bottle (as tied up)bottle.וְאַ֣ףveafand alsoאַףconjunction, adverb — “and also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.שַׁכֵּ֑רshakerdrinkשָׁכַרverb, piel, infinitive absolute — “drink”, the verb used for emphasisH7937to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence(be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)לְמַ֥עַןlemaanthatמַעַןpreposition — “that”H4616properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order thatbecause of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.הַבִּ֖יטhabitlookנָבַטverb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “look”, the to-form of the verbH5027to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care(cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מְעוֹרֵיהֶֽםmeoreyhemnakednessמָעוֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “nakedness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4589nakedness, i.e. (in plural) the pudendanakedness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy venom thereto, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

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American Standard Version (1901)

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, to thee that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

Young’s Literal Translation

Woe [to] him who is giving drink to his neighbour, Pouring out thy bottle, and also making drunk, In order to look on their nakedness.

World English Bible

“Woe to him who gives his neighbor drink, pouring your inflaming wine until they are drunk, so that you may gaze at their naked bodies!

Darby Translation

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, — that pourest out thy flask, and makest [him] drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

Douay-Rheims

Woe to him that giveth drink to his friend, and presenteth his gall, and maketh him drunk, that he may behold his nakedness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy venom thereto, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Woe to him that gives his neighbour to drink the thick lees of wine , and intoxicates him , that he may look upon their secret parts.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὢ ὁ ποτίζων τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ ἀνατροπῇ θολερᾷ, καὶ μεθύσκων ὅπως ἐπιβλέπῃ ἐπὶ τὰ σπήλαια αὐτῶν.