Habakkuk 2:17
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.”
כָּסָה
To cover, to conceal. Kasah. He who covers his sin will not prosper. Covering sin keeps it alive. Confessing it ends it. Bring it into the light.
יָשַׁב
those who dwell
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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חָתַת
it will terrify/ them
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חָתַת
properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
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חָמָס
the violence of
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חָמָס
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
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לְבָנוֹן
Lebanon
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לְבָנוֹן
Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
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קִרְיָה
the town
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קִרְיָה
building; a city
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