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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? (KJV)

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הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'¿ [is it] not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:13 word 1

הִנֵּ֔הhi.Nehthere!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:13 word 2

מֵאֵ֖תme.'Etfrom with

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:13 word 3

יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:13 word 4

צְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otof hosts

Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: Hosts

Used 285 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 4:4, 1 Samuel 15:2, 1 Samuel 17:45, 2 Samuel 5:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6635B; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:13 word 5

וְיִֽיגְע֤וּve.yi.ge.'Uso they may labor

Lemma: יָגֵעַ (ya.ga) · Strong's: H3021

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)

Meaning: be weary/toil

Used 26 times. Also: Joshua 7:3, Joshua 24:13, 2 Samuel 23:10, Job 9:29, Psalms 6:6, Psalms 69:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3021; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:13 word 6

עַמִּים֙'a.Mimpeoples

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:13 word 7

בְּדֵי\־be.dei-for [the] sufficiency of

Lemma: דַּי (day) · Strong's: H1767

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: sufficiency

Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 36:5, Exodus 36:7, Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 25:26, Leviticus 25:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1767; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:13 word 8

אֵ֔שׁ'Eshfire

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

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

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:13 word 9

וּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.Mimand nations

Lemma: לְאֹם (le.om) · Strong's: H3816

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: people

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 7:7, Psalms 9:8, Psalms 44:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3816; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:13 word 10

בְּדֵי\־be.dei-for [the] sufficiency of

Lemma: דַּי (day) · Strong's: H1767

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: sufficiency

Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 36:5, Exodus 36:7, Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 25:26, Leviticus 25:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1767; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:13 word 11

רִ֥יקrikvanity

Lemma: רִיק (riq) · Strong's: H7385

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

Meaning: vain

Used 12 times. Also: Leviticus 26:16, Leviticus 26:20, Job 39:16, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 73:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7385; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:13 word 12

יִעָֽפוּ\׃yi.'A.futhey grow weary

Lemma: יָעֵף (ya.aph) · Strong's: H3286

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to faint

Used 9 times. Also: Isaiah 40:28, Isaiah 40:30, Isaiah 40:31, Isaiah 44:12, Jeremiah 2:24, Jeremiah 51:58 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3286; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:13 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Is it not	→	לֹא H3808 not
indeed	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
from	→	אֵת H0854 with
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
of Hosts	→	צָבָא H6635B Hosts
that the labor	→	יָגֵעַ H3021 be weary/toil
of the people	→	עַם H5971A people
only feeds	→	דַּי H1767 sufficiency
the fire	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire
and the nations	→	לְאֹם H3816 people
weary themselves	→	יָעֵף H3286 to faint
in	→	דַּי H1767 sufficiency
vain	→	רִיק H7385 vain

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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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