NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Behold is it not of the LORDYhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. of hosts tsaba' (tsaw-baw') a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship) that the people `am (am) a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people. shall labour yaga` (yaw-gah') to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil -- faint, (make to) labour, (be) weary. in the very day (dahee) enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases fire 'esh (aysh) fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot. and the people lom (leh-ome') from an unused root meaning to gather; a community -- nation, people. shall weary ya`aph (yaw-af') to tire (as if from wearisome flight) -- faint, cause to fly, (be) weary (self). themselves for very day (dahee) enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases vanity riyq (reek) emptiness; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain -- empty, to no purpose, (in) vain (thing), vanity. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "Is it not indeed from the LORD of hosts That peoples toil for fire, And nations grow weary for nothing? King James Bible 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? Holman Christian Standard Bible Is it not from the LORD of Hosts that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire and countries exhaust themselves for nothing? International Standard Version Is it not because of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies that people grow tired putting out fires, and nations weary themselves over nothing? NET Bible Be sure of this! The LORD who commands armies has decreed: The nations' efforts will go up in smoke; their exhausting work will be for nothing. GOD'S WORD® Translation Isn't it from the LORD of Armies that people grow tired only to feed the flames and nations exhaust themselves for nothing? King James 2000 Bible Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labor to feed the fire, and the people shall weary themselves in vain? Links Habakkuk 2:13Habakkuk 2:13 NIV Habakkuk 2:13 NLT Habakkuk 2:13 ESV Habakkuk 2:13 NASB Habakkuk 2:13 KJV |