Habakkuk 2:16
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.”
כָּבוֹד
Glory, weight, honour. Kabod. The manifest presence of God. When His glory appears everything changes. It is not abstract praise but actual divine presence.
כּוֹס
the cup of
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כּוֹס
a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)
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קָלוֹן
shame
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קָלוֹן
Shame, disgrace, dishonour. Qalon. With pride comes shame. But with humility comes wisdom. God's order is always the opposite of the world's.
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עַל
to/ you
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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יָמִין
the right hand of
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יָמִין
the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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גַּם
also
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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סָבַב
it will come round
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סָבַב
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
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שָׂבַע
you are satisfied
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שָׂבַע
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
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שָׁתָה
drink
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שָׁתָה
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
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