NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Woehowy (hoh'ee) oh! -- ah, alas, ho, O, woe. unto him that saith 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) to the wood `ets (ates) a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood. Awake quwts (koots) to awake -- arise, (be) (a-)wake, watch. to the dumb duwmam (doo-mawm') still; adverbially, silently -- dumb, silent, quietly wait. stone 'eben (eh'-ben) a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s). Arise `uwr (oor) to wake -- (a-)wake(-n, up), lift up (self), master, raise (up), stir up (self). it shall teach yarah (yaw-raw') to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach Behold it is laid taphas (taw-fas') to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably over with gold zahab (zaw-hawb') gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky -- gold(-en), fair weather. and silver keceph (keh'-sef) silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling). and there is no breath ruwach (roo'-akh) wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being at all in the midst qereb (keh'-reb) the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition) of it Parallel Verses 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." 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. Links Habakkuk 2:19Habakkuk 2:19 NIV Habakkuk 2:19 NLT Habakkuk 2:19 ESV Habakkuk 2:19 NASB Habakkuk 2:19 KJV |
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