Habakkuk 2:19
New International Version
Woe to him who says to wood, 'Come to life!' Or to lifeless stone, 'Wake up!' Can it give guidance? It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it."

New Living Translation
What sorrow awaits you who say to wooden idols, 'Wake up and save us!' To speechless stone images you say, 'Rise up and teach us!' Can an idol tell you what to do? They may be overlaid with gold and silver, but they are lifeless inside.

English Standard Version
Woe to him who says to a wooden thing, Awake; to a silent stone, Arise! Can this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in it.

Berean Study Bible
Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.”

New American Standard Bible
"Woe to him who says to a piece of wood, 'Awake!' To a mute stone, 'Arise!' And that is your teacher? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, And there is no breath at all inside it.

King James Bible
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Woe to him who says to wood: Wake up! or to mute stone: Come alive! Can it teach? Look! It may be plated with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.

International Standard Version
"Woe to the one who says to a tree, 'Wake up!' or 'Arise!' to a speechless stone. Idols like this can't teach, can they? Look, even though it is overlaid with gold and silver, there's no breath in it at all."

NET Bible
The one who says to wood, 'Wake up!' is as good as dead--he who says to speechless stone, 'Awake!' Can it give reliable guidance? It is overlaid with gold and silver; it has no life's breath inside it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
'How horrible it will be for the one who says to a piece of wood, "Wake up!" and to a stone that cannot talk, "Get up!' " Can that thing teach [anyone]? Just look at it! It's covered with gold and silver, but there's absolutely no life in it."

Jubilee Bible 2000
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise! Can it ever teach? Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all within it.

King James 2000 Bible
Woe unto him that says to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in it.

American King James Version
Woe to him that said to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the middle of it.

American Standard Version
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Woe to him that saith to wood: Awake: to the dumb stone: Arise: can it teach? Behold, it is laid over with gold, and silver, and there is no spirit in the bowels thereof.

Darby Bible Translation
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake! to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall it teach? Behold it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

English Revised Version
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall this teach? Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

Webster's Bible Translation
Woe to him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

World English Bible
Woe to him who says to the wood, 'Awake!' or to the mute stone, 'Arise!' Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in its midst.

Young's Literal Translation
Woe to him who is saying to wood, 'Awake,' 'Stir up,' to a dumb stone, It a teacher! lo, it is overlaid -- gold and silver, And there is no spirit in its midst.

Habakuk 2:19 Afrikaans PWL
Wee hom wat vir ’n stuk hout sê: ‘Word wakker!’ Vir ’n stom klip: ‘Staan op!’ Is dit jou leermeester? Let op, dit is oorgetrek met goud en silwer en daar is géén asem van watter aard daarin nie!

Habakuku 2:19 Albanian
Mjerë ai që i thotë drurit: "Zgjohu!", apo gurit të heshtur: "Çohu!". A mund t'ju mësojë ai diçka? Ja, është i mbuluar me ar dhe me argjend, por në të nuk ka asnjë frymë jete.

ﺣﺒﻘﻮﻕ 2:19 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
ويل للقائل للعود استيقظ وللحجر الاصم انتبه. أهو يعلّم. ها هو مطلي بالذهب والفضة ولا روح البتة في داخله.

Dyr Häbykuck 2:19 Bavarian
Wee yn dönn, wo zo aynn Trumm Holz sait: Wach halt auf!; und zo aynn tootn Stain: Pack an! - Was bräng dyr denn ayn Götz non bei? Freilich, mit n Gold und Silber habnd s nit gspart dran, aber Seel haat yr dennert kaine.

Авакум 2:19 Bulgarian
Горко на онзи, който казва на дървото: Събуди се!- На немия камък: Дигни се! Той ли ще [го] научи? Ето, той е обкован със злато и сребро, И няма никакво дишане в него.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
對木偶說『醒起!』,對啞巴石像說『起來!』,那人有禍了!這個還能教訓人嗎?看哪,是包裹金銀的,其中毫無氣息。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
对木偶说‘醒起!’,对哑巴石像说‘起来!’,那人有祸了!这个还能教训人吗?看哪,是包裹金银的,其中毫无气息。

哈 巴 谷 書 2:19 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
對 木 偶 說 : 醒 起 ! 對 啞 巴 石 像 說 : 起 來 ! 那 人 有 禍 了 ! 這 個 還 能 教 訓 人 麼 ? 看 哪 , 是 包 裹 金 銀 的 , 其 中 毫 無 氣 息 。

哈 巴 谷 書 2:19 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
对 木 偶 说 : 醒 起 ! 对 哑 巴 石 像 说 : 起 来 ! 那 人 有 祸 了 ! 这 个 还 能 教 训 人 麽 ? 看 哪 , 是 包 裹 金 银 的 , 其 中 毫 无 气 息 。

Habakkuk 2:19 Croatian Bible
Jao onom tko komadu drva kaže: Probudi se! Kamenu nijemom: Preni se! On da prorokuje? Optočen može biti i zlatom i srebrom, ali nikakva daha životnog nema u njemu.

Abakuka 2:19 Czech BKR
Běda tomu, kterýž říká dřevu: Prociť, a kameni němému: Probuď se. On-liž by učiti mohl? Pohleď na něj. Obloženť jest zlatem a stříbrem, ale není v něm žádného ducha.

Habakkuk 2:19 Danish
Ve den, som siger til Træ: »Vaagn op!« til Sten uden Mæle: »Staa op!« Den skulde kunne spaa! Se, den er klædt i Guld og Sølv, men af Aand har den intet i sig.

Habakuk 2:19 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Wee dien, die tot het hout zegt: Word wakker! en: Ontwaak! tot den zwijgenden steen. Zou het leren? Ziet, het is met goud en zilver overtrokken, en er is gans geen geest in het midden van hetzelve.

Swete's Septuagint
οὐαὶ ὁ λέγων τῷ ξύλῳ Ἔκνηψον ἐξεγέρθητι, καὶ τῷ λίθῳ Ὑψώθητι· καὶ αὐτό ἐστιν φαντασία, τοῦτο δέ ἐστιν ἔλασμα χρυσίου καὶ ἀργυρίου, καὶ πᾶν πνεῦμα οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν αὐτῷ.

Westminster Leningrad Codex
הֹ֣וי אֹמֵ֤ר לָעֵץ֙ הָקִ֔יצָה ע֖וּרִי לְאֶ֣בֶן דּוּמָ֑ם ה֣וּא יֹורֶ֔ה הִנֵּה־ה֗וּא תָּפוּשׂ֙ זָהָ֣ב וָכֶ֔סֶף וְכָל־ר֖וּחַ אֵ֥ין בְּקִרְבֹּֽו׃

WLC (Consonants Only)
הוי אמר לעץ הקיצה עורי לאבן דומם הוא יורה הנה־הוא תפוש זהב וכסף וכל־רוח אין בקרבו׃

Aleppo Codex
יט הוי אמר לעץ הקיצה עורי לאבן דומם הוא יורה--הנה הוא תפוש זהב וכסף וכל רוח אין בקרבו

Habakuk 2:19 Hungarian: Karoli
Jaj annak, aki fának mondja: Serkenj fel! néma kõnek: Ébredj fel! Taníthat-é ez? Ímé, borítva van aranynyal és ezüsttel, lélek pedig nincs benne semmi!

Ĥabakuk 2:19 Esperanto
Ve al tiu, kiu diras al ligno:Levigxu, kaj al muta sxtono:Vekigxu! CXu gxi povas instrui? gxi estas ja tegita per oro kaj argxento, sed havas en si nenian spiriton.

HABAKUK 2:19 Finnish: Bible (1776)
Voi sitä, joka sanoo kannolle: heräjä! ja mykälle kivelle: nouse! Senkö pitäis opettaman? Katso, se on kullalla ja hopialla silattu, ja ei ole siinä ensinkään henkeä.

Habacuc 2:19 French: Darby
Malheur à celui qui dit au bois: Reveille-toi! -à la pierre muette: Leve-toi! Elle, elle enseignerait? Voici, elle est plaquee d'or et d'argent, et il n'y a aucun souffle au dedans d'elle.

Habacuc 2:19 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Malheur à celui qui dit au bois: Lève-toi! A une pierre muette: Réveille-toi! Donnera-t-elle instruction? Voici, elle est garnie d'or et d'argent, Mais il n'y a point en elle un esprit qui l'anime.

Habacuc 2:19 French: Martin (1744)
Malheur à ceux qui disent au bois, réveille-toi; [et] à la pierre muette, réveille-toi; enseignera-t-elle? Voici, elle [est] couverte d'or et d'argent, et toutefois il n'y a aucun esprit au-dedans.

Habakuk 2:19 German: Modernized
Wehe dem, der zum Holz spricht: Wache auf! und zum stummen Stein: Stehe auf! Wie sollt es lehren? Siehe, es ist mit Gold und Silber überzogen, und ist kein Odem in ihm.

Habakuk 2:19 German: Luther (1912)
Weh dem, der zum Holz spricht: Wache auf! und zum stummen Steine: Stehe auf! Wie sollte es lehren? Siehe, es ist mit Gold und Silber überzogen und ist kein Odem in ihm.

Habakuk 2:19 German: Textbibel (1899)
Wehe über den, der zum Holze spricht: Erwache! Rege dich! zum starren Stein. Sollte er Bescheid geben? Ist er doch in Gold und Silber gefaßt, und keinerlei Geist belebt sein Inneres.

Abacuc 2:19 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927)
Guai a chi dice al legno: "Svegliati!" e alla pietra muta: "Lèvati!" Può essa ammaestrare? Ecco, è ricoperta d’oro e d’argento, ma non v’è in lei spirito alcuno.

Abacuc 2:19 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649)
Guai a colui che dice al legno: Risvegliati! ed alla pietra mutola: Destati! potrebbe quella insegnar cosa alcuna? Ecco, ella è coperta d’oro, e d’argento; e non vi è dentro di lei spirito alcuno.

HABAKUK 2:19 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL)
Wai bagi orang yang berkata kepada kayu: Jagalah engkau! Dan kepada batu yang diam itu: Bangunlah engkau! Bolehkah ia itu mengajar dia? Bahwasanya jikalau ia itu disalut dengan perak atau dengan emas sekalipun, maka tiada juga nyawa atau nafas di dalamnya.

하박국 2:19 Korean
나무더러 깨라 하며 말하지 못하는 돌더러 일어나라 하는 자에게 화 있을진저 ! 그 이는 금과 은으로 입힌 것인즉 그 속에는 생기가 도무지 없느니라

Habacuc 2:19 Latin: Vulgata Clementina
Væ qui dicit ligno : Expergiscere ; Surge, lapidi tacenti ! Numquid ipse docere poterit ? ecce iste coopertus est auro et argento, et omnis spiritus non est in visceribus ejus.

Habakuko knyga 2:19 Lithuanian
Vargas tam, kuris sako medžiui: ‘Pabusk!’, nebyliam akmeniui: ‘Pajudėk!’ Tiesa, jis aptrauktas auksu ir sidabru, tačiau jame nėra kvapo.

Habakkuk 2:19 Maori
Aue, te mate mo te tangata e mea ana ki te rakau, Maranga; ki te kohatu reokore, E ara! ma tenei koia e whakaako? Nana, kua oti te koura, te hiriwa, te whakapiri ki a ia, a kahore rawa he wairua i roto.

Habakuk 2:19 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)
Ve den som sier til en stokk: Våkn op! - til en målløs sten: Stå op! Skulde den være lærer? Den er jo overtrukket med gull og sølv, og det finnes ikke ånd i den.

Habacuc 2:19 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas
¡Ay del que dice al madero: ``Despierta, o a la piedra muda: ``Levántate! ¿Será esto tu maestro? He aquí, está cubierto de oro y plata, y no hay aliento alguno en su interior.

Habacuc 2:19 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
¡Ay del que dice al madero: 'Despierta,' O a la piedra muda: 'Levántate!' ¿Será esto tu maestro? Mira que está cubierto de oro y plata, Y no hay aliento alguno en su interior.

Habacuc 2:19 Spanish: Reina Valera Gómez
¡Ay del que dice al palo; Despiértate; y a la piedra muda: Levántate! ¿Podrá él enseñar? He aquí él está cubierto de oro y plata, y no hay espíritu dentro de él.

Habacuc 2:19 Spanish: Reina Valera 1909
Ay del que dice al palo; Despiértate; y á la piedra muda: Levántate! ¿Podrá él enseñar? He aquí él está cubierto de oro y plata, y no hay dentro de él espíritu.

Habacuc 2:19 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569
¡Ay del que dice al palo: Despiértate; y a la piedra muda: Levántate! ¿Podrá él enseñar? He aquí él está cubierto de oro y plata, y no hay dentro de él aliento.

Habacuque 2:19 Bíblia King James Atualizada Português
Ai daquele que diz à madeira: ‘Desperta!’ Ou ainda à pedra sem vida: ‘Acorda!’ Poderá, de alguma forma, um ídolo dar alguma orientação? Está coberto de ouro e de prata, mas tal objeto não respira, não há espírito algum dentro dele.

Habacuque 2:19 Portugese Bible
Ai daquele que diz ao pau: Acorda; e à pedra muda: Desperta! Pode isso ensinar? Eis que está coberto de ouro e de prata, e dentro dele não há espírito algum.   

Habacuc 2:19 Romanian: Cornilescu
Vai de celce zice lemnului: ,,Scoală-te``, şi unei pietre mute: ,,Trezeşte-te``! Poate ea să dea învăţătură? Iată că este împodobită cu aur şi argint, dar în ea nu este un duh care s'o însufleţească.

Аввакум 2:19 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876)
Горе тому, кто говорит дереву: „встань!" и бессловесному камню:„пробудись!" Научит ли он чему-нибудь? Вот, он обложен золотом и серебром, но дыхания в нем нет.

Аввакум 2:19 Russian koi8r
Горе тому, кто говорит дереву: `встань!` и бессловесному камню: `пробудись!` Научит ли он чему-нибудь? Вот, он обложен золотом и серебром, но дыхания в нем нет.

Habackuk 2:19 Swedish (1917)
Ve dig som säger till stocken: »Vakna!», och till döda stenen: »Vakna upp!» Kan en sådan giva någon vägvisning? Visst är den överdragen med guld och silver, men alls ingen ande är däri.

Habakkuk 2:19 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
Sa aba niya na nagsasabi sa kahoy, Gumising ka; sa piping bato, Bumangon ka! Magtuturo baga ito? Narito, nababalot ng ginto at pilak, at walang hinga sa loob niyaon.

ฮาบากุก 2:19 Thai: from KJV
วิบัติแก่ผู้ที่กล่าวแก่สิ่งที่ทำด้วยไม้ว่า `จงตื่นเถิด' แก่หินใบ้ว่า `จงลุกขึ้นเถิด' สิ่งนี้สั่งสอนอะไรได้หรือ ดูเถิด สิ่งนั้นกะไหล่ทองคำหรือเงิน แต่ไม่มีลมหายใจในสิ่งนั้นเลย

Habakkuk 2:19 Turkish
Tahta puta, ‹Canlan!› diyenin,
Dilsiz taşa, ‹Uyan› diyenin
Vay haline!
Put yol gösterebilir mi?
Altınla, gümüşle kaplanmış,
Ama içinde yaşam soluğu yok.

Ha-ba-cuùc 2:19 Vietnamese (1934)
Khốn tay cho kẻ nói với gỗ rằng: Hãy tỉnh thức! và với đá câm rằng: Hãy chổi dậy! Nó có dạy dỗ được chăng? nầy, nó là bọc vàng và bạc, song chẳng có một chút hơi thổ nào ở giữa nó.

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