King James Version

Habakkuk 3:14

Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

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נָקַ֤בְתָּnaqavtawith holesנָקַבverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “with holes”, a completed actionH5344to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.בְמַטָּיו֙vematayvin rodמַטֶּהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in rod”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)rod, staff, tribe.רֹ֣אשׁroshheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.פרזוfrzvvillageפָּרָזnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “village”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6518decide; a chieftainvillage.פְּרָזָ֔יוperazayvvillageפָּרָזnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “village”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6518decide; a chieftainvillage.יִסְעֲר֖וּyisarvtroubledסָעַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “troubled”, an unfinished actionH5590to rush upon; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)be (toss with) tempest(-uous), be sore, troubled, come out as a (drive with the, scatter with a) whirlwind.לַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִיlahafitsenito disperseפּוּץpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to disperse”, the to-form of the verbH6327to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.עֲלִ֣יצֻתָ֔םalitsutamrejoicingעֲלִיצוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “rejoicing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5951exultationrejoicing.כְּמוֹkemvothusכְּמוֹpreposition — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.לֶאֱכֹ֥לleekholto eatאָכַלpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to eat”, the to-form of the verbH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.עָנִ֖יaniafflictedעָנִיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH6041depressed, in mind or circumstancesafflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.בַּמִּסְתָּֽרbamistarin secretמִסְתָּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in secret”, the ordinary formH4565properly, a concealer, i.e. a covertsecret(-ly, place).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou hast stricken through with his own rods the head of his rulers, that come as a whirlwind to scatter me; whose rejoicing is as to devour the poor secretly.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou didst pierce with his own staves the head of his warriors: They came as a whirlwind to scatter me; Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast pierced with his staves the head of his leaders, They are tempestuous to scatter me, Their exultation [is] as to consume the poor in secret.

World English Bible

You pierced the heads of his warriors with their own spears. They came as a whirlwind to scatter me, gloating as if to devour the wretched in secret.

Darby Translation

Thou didst strike through with his own spears the head of his leaders: They came out as a whirlwind to scatter me, Whose exulting was as to devour the afflicted secretly.

Douay-Rheims

Thou hast cursed his sceptres, the head of his warriors, them that came out as a whirlwind to scatter me. Their joy was like that of him that devoureth the poor man in secret.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou hast stricken through with his own rods the head of his rulers, that come as a whirlwind to scatter me; whose rejoicing is as to devour the poor secretly.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou didst cut asunder the heads of princes with amazement, they shall tremble in it; they shall burst their bridles, they shall be as a poor man devouring in secret.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διέκοψας ἐν ἐκστάσει κεφαλὰς δυναστῶν, σεισθήσονται ἐν αὐτῇ· διανοίξουσι χαλινοὺς αὐτῶν, ὡς ἔσθων πτωχὸς λάθρα.