Habakkuk 1:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Are You not from everlasting,מִקֶּ֗דֶם
(mik·ke·dem)
6924a: front, east, formerlyfrom an unused word
O LORD, 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
my God,אֱלֹהַ֛י
(e·lo·hai)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
my Holy One?קְדֹשִׁ֖י
(ke·do·shi)
6918: sacred, holyfrom the same as qodesh
We will not die.נָמ֑וּת
(na·mut;)
4191: to diea prim. root
You, O LORD, 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
have appointedשַׂמְתֹּ֔ו
(sam·tov,)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
them to judge;לְמִשְׁפָּ֣ט
(le·mish·pat)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
And You, O Rock,וְצ֖וּר
(ve·tzur)
6697: rock, clifffrom an unused word
have establishedיְסַדְתֹּֽו׃
(ye·sad·tov.)
3245: to establish, found, fixa prim. root
them to correct.לְהֹוכִ֥יחַ
(le·ho·v·chi·ach)
3198: to decide, adjudge, provea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Art thou not from everlasting
qedem  (keh'-dem)
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
my God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
mine Holy One
qadowsh  (kaw-doshe')
sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary -- holy (One), saint.
we shall not die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
thou hast ordained
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
them for judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
and O mighty God
tsuwr  (tsoor)
a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
thou hast established
yacad  (yaw-sad')
to set; intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
them for correction
yakach  (yaw-kahh')
to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. You, O LORD, have appointed them to judge; And You, O Rock, have established them to correct.

King James Bible
Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Are You not from eternity, Yahweh my God? My Holy One, You will not die. LORD, You appointed them to execute judgment; my Rock, You destined them to punish us.

International Standard Version
"Haven't you existed forever, LORD my God, my Holy One? We won't die! LORD, you've prepared them for judgment; Rock, you've sentenced them to correction.

NET Bible
LORD, you have been active from ancient times; my sovereign God, you are immortal. LORD, you have made them your instrument of judgment. Protector, you have appointed them as your instrument of punishment.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Didn't you exist before time began, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die! O LORD, you have appointed the Babylonians to bring judgment. O Rock, you have destined them to correct us.

King James 2000 Bible
Are you not from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, you have ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, you have established them for correction.
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