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Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention. (KJV)

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לָ֣מָּהLa.mah<to> why?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:3 word 1

תַרְאֵ֤נִיtar.'E.nido you make see me

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:3 word 2

אָ֙וֶן֙'a.venwickedness

Lemma: אָ֫וֶן (a.ven) · Strong's: H0205G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: evil: wickedness

Used 66 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:23, Job 4:8, Job 11:11, Job 11:14, Job 15:35, Job 21:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0205G; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:3 word 3

וְעָמָ֣לve.'a.Maland mischief

Lemma: עָמָל (a.mal) · Strong's: H5999

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: trouble

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 41:51, Numbers 23:21, Deuteronomy 26:7, Judges 10:16, Job 3:10, Job 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5999; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:3 word 4

תַּבִּ֔יטta.Bitdo you look at?

Lemma: נָבַט (na.vat) · Strong's: H5027

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: to look

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:26, Exodus 3:6, Exodus 33:8, Numbers 12:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5027; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:3 word 5

וְשֹׁ֥דve.Shodand devastation

Lemma: שֹׁד (shod) · Strong's: H7701

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: violence

Used 25 times. Also: Job 5:21, Job 5:22, Psalms 12:5, Proverbs 21:7, Proverbs 24:2, Isaiah 13:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7701; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:3 word 6

וְחָמָ֖סve.cha.Masand violence

Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: violence

Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 49:5, Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 19:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2555; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:3 word 7

לְנֶגְדִּ֑יle.neg.Di[are] to before me

Lemma: נֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) · Strong's: H5048

Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)

Meaning: before

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 33:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5048; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:3 word 8

וַיְהִ֧יvay.Hiand it has been

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:3 word 9

רִ֦יבrivstrife

Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7379

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: strife

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 13:7, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 23:2, Exodus 23:3, Exodus 23:6, Deuteronomy 1:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7379; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:3 word 10

וּמָד֖וֹןu.ma.Donand contention

Lemma: מָדוֹן (ma.don) · Strong's: H4066

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: strife

Used 10 times. Also: Psalms 80:6, Proverbs 15:18, Proverbs 16:28, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 22:10, Proverbs 26:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4066; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:3 word 11

יִשָּֽׂא\׃yi.Sa'it arises

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to lift: raise

Used 131 times. Also: Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375G; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:3 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Why	→	מָה H4100 what?
do You make me see	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
iniquity	→	אָ֫וֶן H0205G evil: wickedness
Why do You tolerate	→	נָבַט H5027 to look
wrongdoing	→	עָמָל H5999 trouble
Destruction	→	שֹׁד H7701 violence
and violence	→	חָמָס H2555 violence
[are] before me	→	נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before
Strife	→	רִיב H7379 strife
is ongoing	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
and conflict	→	מָדוֹן H4066 strife
abounds	→	נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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