\id HAB - Copyright World Bible Translation Center 1987, 1999, 2006, 2008 
\ide UTF-8
\h Habakkuk 
\toc1 Habakkuk 
\toc2 Habakkuk 
\mt1 Habakkuk 
\c 1  
\s1 Habakkuk Complains to God 
\p
\v 1 \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w message|strong="H4853"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* given \w to|strong="H0834"\w* \w Habakkuk|strong="H2265"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*. 
\p
\v 2 \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w I|strong="H5704"\w* continue \w to|strong="H0413"\w* ask \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w help|strong="H7768"\w*. \w When|strong="H8085"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*? \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w cried|strong="H2199"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w violence|strong="H2555"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w*! 
\v 3 \w People|strong="H7200"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* stealing \w things|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* hurting others. \w They|strong="H4100"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* arguing \w and|strong="H7200"\w* fighting. \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w make|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* these terrible \w things|strong="H1961"\w*? 
\v 4 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w weak|strong="H3808"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* fair \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w*. \w Evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* win \w their|strong="H5921"\w* fights \w against|strong="H5921"\w* good \w people|strong="H3808"\w*. \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* fair, \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* win anymore. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H6662"\w* Answers Habakkuk 
\p
\v 5 “\w Look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* other \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*! \w Watch|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w amazed|strong="H8539"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w do|strong="H6466"\w* \w something|strong="H6467"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* \w lifetime|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* amaze \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* would \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w believe|strong="H0539"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w told|strong="H5608"\w* \w about|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*. 
\v 6 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w make|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*\f + \fr 1:6  \fk Babylonians \ft Literally, “Chaldeans,” a tribe of Arameans who gained control in Babylon. King Nebuchadnezzar was from this tribe.\f* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* strong \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* cruel \w and|strong="H1980"\w* powerful fighters. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w march|strong="H1980"\w* across \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w* houses \w and|strong="H1980"\w* cities \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* belong \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. 
\v 7 \w The|strong="H4480"\w* Babylonians \w will|strong="H1931"\w* scare \w the|strong="H4480"\w* other \w people|strong="H1931"\w*. \w They|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w do|strong="H3318"\w* \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w they|strong="H1931"\w* want \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w do|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* where \w they|strong="H1931"\w* want \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w*. 
\v 8 \w Their|strong="H0398"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* be faster than \w leopards|strong="H5246"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* more dangerous than \w wolves|strong="H2061"\w* \w at|strong="H0398"\w* \w sunset|strong="H6153"\w*. \w Their|strong="H0398"\w* \w horse|strong="H5483"\w* soldiers \w will|strong="H0935"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* faraway places. \w They|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* \w attack|strong="H0935"\w* \w their|strong="H0398"\w* enemies \w quickly|strong="H2363"\w*, \w like|strong="H5774"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* hungry \w eagle|strong="H5404"\w* swooping down \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* sky. 
\v 9 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w thing|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* want \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* fight. \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* armies \w will|strong="H0935"\w* march fast \w like|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w wind|strong="H6921"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* desert. \w And|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Babylonian soldiers \w will|strong="H0935"\w* \w take|strong="H0622"\w* many \w prisoners|strong="H7628"\w*—\w as|strong="H0935"\w* many \w as|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* grains \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w sand|strong="H2344"\w*. 
\p
\v 10 “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* Babylonian soldiers \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w laugh|strong="H7832"\w* \w at|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* nations. Foreign \w rulers|strong="H7336"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H4428"\w* like jokes \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w them|strong="H1931"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Babylonian soldiers \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w laugh|strong="H7832"\w* \w at|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H4013"\w* \w with|strong="H3605"\w* tall, strong walls. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* simply build \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w* roads \w up|strong="H6651"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* top \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* walls \w and|strong="H4428"\w* easily defeat \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H4013"\w*. 
\v 11 \w Then|strong="H0227"\w* \w they|strong="H0430"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* leave \w like|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H0227"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w go|strong="H5674"\w* \w on|strong="H0430"\w* \w to|strong="H0430"\w* fight against other places. \w The|strong="H0227"\w* only thing \w the|strong="H0227"\w* Babylonians worship \w is|strong="H0430"\w* \w their|strong="H0227"\w* own \w strength|strong="H3581"\w*.” 
\s1 Habakkuk’s Second Complaint 
\q1
\v 12 \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H6918"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* lives forever! 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w dies|strong="H4191"\w*!\f + \fr 1:12  \fk LORD, you are … never dies \ft Or “LORD, you have been my holy God forever! Surely we will not die.”\f* 
\q1 \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* created \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Babylonians \w to|strong="H4191"\w* do \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w must|strong="H4191"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* done. 
\q2 \w Our|strong="H3068"\w* \w Rock|strong="H6697"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* created \w them|strong="H7760"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w punish|strong="H3198"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q1
\v 13 \w Your|strong="H7200"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w too|strong="H4480"\w* good \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* stand \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w doing|strong="H7451"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. 
\q1 \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* permit \w such|strong="H3808"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*? 
\q2 \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H3201"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w watch|strong="H7200"\w* \w while|strong="H1104"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w destroy|strong="H1104"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H6662"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w much|strong="H4100"\w* better? 
\b
\q1
\v 14 \w You|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w fish|strong="H1709"\w* \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H0120"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* little \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* animals \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* leader. 
\q1
\v 15 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* enemy catches \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* hooks \w and|strong="H8055"\w* \w nets|strong="H2764"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* enemy catches \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* net \w and|strong="H8055"\w* drags \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8055"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* enemy \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w very|strong="H3651"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* caught. 
\q1
\v 16 \w His|strong="H5921"\w* net helps \w him|strong="H5921"\w* live \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* rich 
\q2 \w and|strong="H2076"\w* enjoy \w the|strong="H5921"\w* best \w food|strong="H3978"\w*. 
\q1 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* enemy worships \w his|strong="H5921"\w* net. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* makes \w sacrifices|strong="H6999"\w* \w and|strong="H2076"\w* \w burns|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* honor \w his|strong="H5921"\w* net. 
\q1
\v 17 \w Will|strong="H1471"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w continue|strong="H3651"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* take \w riches|strong="H2764"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* net? 
\q2 \w Will|strong="H1471"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w continue|strong="H3651"\w* destroying \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* showing \w mercy|strong="H2550"\w*? 
\b
\c  2  
\q1
\v 1 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w like|strong="H7725"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w guard|strong="H4931"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w watch|strong="H6822"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w wait|strong="H5975"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* LORD \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w wait|strong="H5975"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* learn \w how|strong="H4100"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w answers|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* questions. 
\s1 God \w Answers|strong="H7725"\w* Habakkuk 
\p
\v 2 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w Write|strong="H3789"\w* \w down|strong="H3789"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* show \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Write|strong="H3789"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* clearly \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H7121"\w* \w sign|strong="H3789"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H4616"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w message|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* easy \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w read|strong="H7121"\w*.\f + \fr 2:2  \fk Write down … easy to read \ft Or “Write the vision clearly on tablets so that the person who reads it can run and tell other people.”\f* 
\v 3 \w This|strong="H3588"\w* message \w is|strong="H0935"\w* \w about|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* special \w time|strong="H4150"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* future. \w This|strong="H3588"\w* message \w is|strong="H0935"\w* \w about|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* true. Just \w be|strong="H5750"\w* patient \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w wait|strong="H2442"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w*. \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H4150"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*; \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w late|strong="H0309"\w*. 
\v 4 \w This|strong="H2009"\w* message \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* help \w those|strong="H5315"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H5315"\w* \w listen|strong="H2009"\w* \w to|strong="H5315"\w* \w it|strong="H3808"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w those|strong="H5315"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w are|strong="H6662"\w* \w good|strong="H3474"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* because \w they|strong="H3808"\w* believe \w it|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\p
\v 5 “\w Wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w can|strong="H0834"\w* trick \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w person|strong="H5315"\w*. \w In|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w same|strong="H1931"\w* \w way|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* strong \w man’s|strong="H1397"\w* pride \w can|strong="H0834"\w* fool \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* find peace. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w*—\w he|strong="H0834"\w* always wants \w more|strong="H0637"\w* \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w more|strong="H0637"\w*. \w And|strong="H1471"\w*, \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w*, \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* continue \w to|strong="H0413"\w* defeat \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w make|strong="H3588"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* prisoners. 
\v 6 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* soon enough, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H0428"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* laugh \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H4912"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* stories \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* defeat. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* laugh \w and|strong="H4912"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘It’s \w too|strong="H5921"\w* bad \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w took|strong="H5375"\w* \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w things|strong="H0428"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* get \w to|strong="H0559"\w* keep \w them|strong="H5921"\w*! \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w made|strong="H3513"\w* \w himself|strong="H3513"\w* \w rich|strong="H3513"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* collecting debts.’ 
\p
\v 7 “Strong man, \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w taken|strong="H1961"\w* money \w from|strong="H6965"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w*. \w One|strong="H3808"\w* day \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w wake|strong="H6974"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* realize what \w is|strong="H1961"\w* happening, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w stand|strong="H6965"\w* against \w you|strong="H3808"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w take|strong="H1961"\w* \w things|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H6965"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w very|strong="H6621"\w* afraid. 
\v 8 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0776"\w* stolen \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w from|strong="H0776"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, \w so|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w take|strong="H3427"\w* \w much|strong="H7227"\w* \w from|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0776"\w* killed \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* destroyed \w lands|strong="H0776"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w cities|strong="H7151"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0776"\w* killed \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w*. 
\p
\v 9 “Look \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w people|strong="H3709"\w*! \w You|strong="H7760"\w* \w get|strong="H1214"\w* rich \w by|strong="H7451"\w* cheating \w people|strong="H3709"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* hurts \w your|strong="H7760"\w* own \w family|strong="H1004"\w*! \w You|strong="H7760"\w* build \w your|strong="H7760"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w high|strong="H4791"\w* \w on|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* cliffs \w to|strong="H1004"\w* protect \w yourself|strong="H5337"\w* \w from|strong="H5337"\w* \w danger|strong="H7451"\w*. 
\v 10 \w You|strong="H3289"\w* \w planned|strong="H3289"\w* \w shameful|strong="H1322"\w* things, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w that|strong="H5315"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w bring|strong="H2398"\w* \w shame|strong="H1322"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H1004"\w* \w own|strong="H5315"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*. \w You|strong="H3289"\w* \w have|strong="H1004"\w* \w done|strong="H2398"\w* \w wrong|strong="H2398"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w it|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* cost \w you|strong="H3289"\w* \w your|strong="H1004"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*. 
\v 11 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w of|strong="H6086"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w walls|strong="H7023"\w* \w will|strong="H0068"\w* \w cry|strong="H2199"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w* against \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \w Even|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wooden|strong="H6086"\w* \w rafters|strong="H3714"\w*\f + \fr 2:11  \fk rafters \ft Boards that support the roof.\f* \w in|strong="H0068"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* own house \w will|strong="H0068"\w* prove \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H0068"\w* wrong. 
\p
\v 12 “Look at them! They kill \w people|strong="H1818"\w* \w to|strong="H3559"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w their|strong="H3559"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H1818"\w* do wicked things \w to|strong="H3559"\w* \w make|strong="H3559"\w* \w their|strong="H3559"\w* walled \w city|strong="H5892"\w* strong. 
\v 13 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* All-Powerful \w has|strong="H3068"\w* decided \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* destroy everything \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w worked|strong="H3021"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* build. \w All|strong="H2009"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w work|strong="H3021"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H6635"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\v 14 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0776"\w* everywhere \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w This|strong="H3588"\w* news \w will|strong="H3068"\w* spread just \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* spreads \w out|strong="H3045"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*. 
\v 15 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0637"\w* be very bad \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H1945"\w* \w become|strong="H7937"\w* angry \w and|strong="H7453"\w* \w make|strong="H7937"\w* \w other|strong="H7453"\w* people suffer. \w Like|strong="H5921"\w* \w an|strong="H5921"\w* angry \w drunk|strong="H7937"\w*, \w they|strong="H5921"\w* knock others \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ground \w and|strong="H7453"\w* strip \w them|strong="H5921"\w* naked, just \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w see|strong="H5027"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* naked bodies.\f + \fr 2:15  \fk Like an angry drunk … bodies \ft The Hebrew text here is hard to understand.\f* 
\p
\v 16 “\w But|strong="H0859"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* know \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lord’s|strong="H3068"\w* anger. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1571"\w* \w like|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w cup|strong="H3563"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* poison \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* taste \w that|strong="H3068"\w* anger, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w then|strong="H0859"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* fall \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ground \w like|strong="H3068"\w* drunks. 
\p “Evil ruler, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w cup|strong="H3563"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w get|strong="H7646"\w* \w shame|strong="H7036"\w*, \w not|strong="H1571"\w* \w honor|strong="H3519"\w*. 
\v 17 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* hurt many \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* stole many \w animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w*. \w So|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* afraid \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* died \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* bad \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* did \w to|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* afraid \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* did \w to|strong="H0776"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H7151"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w*.” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Message \w About|strong="H3605"\w* Idols 
\p
\v 18 \w Their|strong="H5921"\w* \w false|strong="H8267"\w* god \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w help|strong="H3276"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* only \w a|strong="H3588"\w* statue \w that|strong="H3588"\w* someone covered \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w metal|strong="H6213"\w*. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* only \w a|strong="H3588"\w* statue, \w so|strong="H6213"\w* whoever \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* cannot expect \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w help|strong="H3276"\w*. \w That|strong="H3588"\w* statue cannot \w even|strong="H3588"\w* speak! 
\v 19 \w Look|strong="H2009"\w* \w at|strong="H0369"\w* \w them|strong="H8610"\w*! \w They|strong="H0559"\w* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w a|strong="H0369"\w* \w wooden|strong="H6086"\w* statue \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*, “Get \w up|strong="H5782"\w*! Rescue \w me|strong="H7130"\w*.” \w They|strong="H0559"\w* talk \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w a|strong="H0369"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w cannot|strong="H0369"\w* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Wake|strong="H6974"\w* \w up|strong="H5782"\w*!” \w Don’t|strong="H0369"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* know \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w cannot|strong="H0369"\w* help \w you|strong="H3605"\w*? \w That|strong="H3605"\w* statue \w may|strong="H1931"\w* \w be|strong="H0369"\w* covered \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w but|strong="H0369"\w* \w there|strong="H0369"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* life \w in|strong="H7130"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*. 
\p
\v 20 \w But|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w temple|strong="H1964"\w*, \w so|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w silent|strong="H2013"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* show \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w respect|strong="H6440"\w*. 
\c 3  
\s1 Habakkuk’s Prayer 
\p
\v 1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Habakkuk|strong="H2265"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*.\f + \fr 3:1  \ft The Hebrew text adds “according to \+tl shigyonoth,\+tl*” which may be an instruction for a special style of music.\f* 
\b
\q1
\v 2 \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w have|strong="H7355"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w news|strong="H8088"\w* \w about|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* amazed, \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* powerful things \w you|strong="H3045"\w* did \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* past. 
\q1 \w Now|strong="H8085"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w* pray \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H8085"\w* great things \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H8141"\w*. 
\q2 \w Please|strong="H8085"\w* \w make|strong="H3045"\w* these things happen \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* own \w days|strong="H8141"\w*. 
\q1 \w But|strong="H8085"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* anger, 
\q2 \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w show|strong="H3045"\w* \w mercy|strong="H7355"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H3045"\w*. \qs Selah\qs* 
\b
\q1
\v 3 \w God|strong="H0433"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w Teman|strong="H8487"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H0935"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Paran|strong="H6290"\w*. \qs \+w Selah|strong="H5542"\+w*\qs* 
\b
\q1 \w His|strong="H0935"\w* \w glory|strong="H1935"\w* \w covers|strong="H3680"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H0935"\w* \w praise|strong="H8416"\w* \w fills|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*! 
\q1
\v 4 \w Rays|strong="H7161"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w* \w shine|strong="H0216"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w bright|strong="H5051"\w*, \w shining|strong="H0216"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w*. 
\q2 \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w such|strong="H1961"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w hiding|strong="H2253"\w* \w in|strong="H8033"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. 
\q1
\v 5 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* sickness \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* destroyer \w followed|strong="H7272"\w* behind \w him|strong="H6440"\w*.\f + \fr 3:5  \ft This probably refers to the diseases and the angel of death that God sent against the Egyptians when God freed Israel from slavery.\f* 
\q1
\v 6 \w He|strong="H0776"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* judged \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H0776"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H5769"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w they|strong="H0776"\w* shook \w with|strong="H0776"\w* fear. 
\q1 \w For|strong="H0776"\w* many years \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2042"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* strong, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H7200"\w* those \w mountains|strong="H2042"\w* fell \w to|strong="H0776"\w* pieces. 
\q1 Those \w old|strong="H5769"\w*, \w old|strong="H5769"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w* fell \w down|strong="H7817"\w*. 
\q2 God \w has|strong="H0776"\w* \w always|strong="H5769"\w* \w been|strong="H5769"\w* able \w to|strong="H0776"\w* do \w that|strong="H7200"\w*. 
\b
\q1
\v 7 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* cities \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Cushan|strong="H3572"\w* \w were|strong="H0776"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w trouble|strong="H0205"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* houses \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w* \w trembled|strong="H7264"\w* \w with|strong="H0776"\w* fear. 
\q1
\v 8 \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w were|strong="H0639"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w rivers|strong="H5104"\w*? 
\q2 \w Were|strong="H0639"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w streams|strong="H5104"\w*? 
\q1 \w Were|strong="H0639"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*? 
\q2 \w Were|strong="H0639"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w rode|strong="H7392"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w chariots|strong="H4818"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w victory|strong="H3444"\w*? 
\b
\q1
\v 9 \w Even|strong="H0776"\w* then \w you|strong="H0776"\w* showed \w your|strong="H5104"\w* \w rainbow|strong="H7198"\w*. 
\q2 It \w was|strong="H0776"\w* proof \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w your|strong="H5104"\w* agreement \w with|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0776"\w* families \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0776"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*.\f + \fr 3:9  \fk rainbow … earth \ft See Genesis 9.\f* \qs \+w Selah|strong="H5542"\+w*\qs* 
\b
\q1 \w And|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0776"\w* dry \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w split|strong="H1234"\w* \w the|strong="H0776"\w* \w rivers|strong="H5104"\w*. 
\q2
\v 10 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* shook. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w flowed|strong="H5674"\w* \w off|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* land. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* sea \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* loud \w noise|strong="H6963"\w* 
\q2 \w as|strong="H4325"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* lost \w its|strong="H5414"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* land. 
\q1
\v 11 \w The|strong="H1980"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H1980"\w* \w moon|strong="H3394"\w* lost \w their|strong="H5975"\w* \w brightness|strong="H5051"\w*. 
\q2 They \w stopped|strong="H5975"\w* \w shining|strong="H0216"\w* \w when|strong="H1980"\w* they saw your \w bright|strong="H5051"\w* \w flashes|strong="H1300"\w* \w of|strong="H0216"\w* \w lightning|strong="H1300"\w*. 
\q2 \w That|strong="H5975"\w* \w lightning|strong="H1300"\w* \w was|strong="H8121"\w* \w like|strong="H1980"\w* \w spears|strong="H2595"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w arrows|strong="H2671"\w* shooting \w through|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H1980"\w* air. 
\q1
\v 12 \w In|strong="H0776"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w you|strong="H0776"\w* walked \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0776"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* punished \w the|strong="H0776"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. 
\q1
\v 13 \w You|strong="H5704"\w* \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* save \w your|strong="H5704"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w lead|strong="H3318"\w* \w your|strong="H5704"\w* \w chosen|strong="H4899"\w* king\f + \fr 3:13  \fk chosen king \ft Literally, “anointed one.”\f* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* victory. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H5704"\w* killed \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w leader|strong="H7218"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w every|strong="H7218"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*, 
\q2 \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* least \w important|strong="H5704"\w* person 
\q2 \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* most \w important|strong="H5704"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* land.\f + \fr 3:13  \fk You killed … in the land \ft Literally, “You struck the head from the wicked house. From the foundation to the neck they were laid bare.”\f* \qs \+w Selah|strong="H5542"\+w*\qs* 
\b
\q1
\v 14 \w You|strong="H3644"\w* used Moses’ walking stick 
\q2 \w to|strong="H4294"\w* stop \w the|strong="H0398"\w* enemy soldiers. 
\q1 \w Those|strong="H0398"\w* soldiers came 
\q2 \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w a|strong="H3644"\w* powerful \w storm|strong="H5590"\w* \w to|strong="H4294"\w* fight against us. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H3644"\w* thought \w they|strong="H3644"\w* could defeat us easily, 
\q2 \w as|strong="H3644"\w* robbing \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w* \w in|strong="H7218"\w* \w secret|strong="H4565"\w*. 
\q1
\v 15 \w But|strong="H4325"\w* \w you|strong="H4325"\w* marched your \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* 
\q2 through \w the|strong="H1869"\w* deep \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, stirring \w up|strong="H3220"\w* \w the|strong="H1869"\w* mud. 
\q1
\v 16 \w My|strong="H8085"\w* \w whole|strong="H3117"\w* \w body|strong="H0990"\w* shook \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* story. 
\q2 \w My|strong="H8085"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \w trembled|strong="H7264"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* felt weak deep \w down|strong="H5117"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w stood|strong="H0935"\w* \w there|strong="H5927"\w* shaking. 
\q1 \w But|strong="H8085"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w wait|strong="H5117"\w* patiently \w for|strong="H8478"\w* destruction \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w us|strong="H0935"\w*. 
\s1 \w Always|strong="H3117"\w* Rejoice \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* Lord 
\q1
\v 17 \w Figs|strong="H8384"\w* might \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w grow|strong="H6524"\w* \w on|strong="H0369"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w fig|strong="H8384"\w* \w trees|strong="H2132"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w grapes|strong="H2981"\w* might \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w grow|strong="H6524"\w* \w on|strong="H0369"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w vines|strong="H1612"\w*. 
\q1 \w Olives|strong="H2132"\w* might \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w grow|strong="H6524"\w* \w on|strong="H0369"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w olive|strong="H2132"\w* \w trees|strong="H2132"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w food|strong="H0400"\w* might \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w grow|strong="H6524"\w* \w in|strong="H6629"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w fields|strong="H7709"\w*. 
\q1 \w There|strong="H0369"\w* might \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w any|strong="H0369"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w in|strong="H6629"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* pens 
\q2 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w cattle|strong="H1241"\w* \w in|strong="H6629"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* barns. 
\q1
\v 18 \w But|strong="H0589"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* still \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w glad|strong="H1523"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0589"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H1523"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* Savior. 
\b
\q1
\v 19 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* gives \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w strength|strong="H2428"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* helps \w me|strong="H5921"\w* run fast \w like|strong="H7272"\w* \w a|strong="H7760"\w* \w deer|strong="H0355"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w leads|strong="H1869"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* safely \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* mountains. 
\b
\p \w To|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w music|strong="H5058"\w* \w director|strong="H5329"\w*. \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w stringed|strong="H5058"\w* \w instruments|strong="H5058"\w*. 