Habakkuk 2:1

Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data

"I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved."

Word-by-Word Analysis

I will

עָמַד

ʻâmad

H5975

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

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upon my

צָפָה

tsâphâh

H6822

properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await

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and

שׂוּם

sûwm

H7760

to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

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me upon the

מִגְדָּל

migdâl

H4026

a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers

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and will

צָפָה

tsâphâh

H6822

properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await

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to

רָאָה

râʼâh

H7200

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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what he will

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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unto me and what I shall

עָנָה

ʻânâh

H6030

properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, ...

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when I am

יָכַח

yâkach

H3198

to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict

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Key Terms in This Verse

reproved H3198

יָכַח yâkach

to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict

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tower H4026

מִגְדָּל migdâl

a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers

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watch H6822

צָפָה tsâphâh

properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await

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watch H6822

צָפָה tsâphâh

properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await

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answer H6030

עָנָה ʻânâh

properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce

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stand H5975

עָמַד ʻâmad

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

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see H7200

רָאָה râʼâh

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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set H7760

שׂוּם sûwm

to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

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say H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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Cross References

Isaiah 21:8 cross-reference

And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:

Isaiah 62:6 cross-reference

I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,

2 Samuel 18:24 cross-reference

And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.

Psalm 85:8 cross-reference

I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.

Psalm 5:3 cross-reference

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

2 Corinthians 13:3 cross-reference

Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.

Jeremiah 12:1 cross-reference

Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

Job 31:37 cross-reference

I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.

Job 31:35 cross-reference

Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.

Isaiah 21:5 cross-reference

Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.

Galatians 1:16 cross-reference

To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

2 Kings 9:17 cross-reference

And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is...

2 Kings 17:9 cross-reference

And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced c...

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