Habakkuk 2:9
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!"
Word-by-Word Analysis
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
בֶּצַע
betsaʻ
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
קֵן
qên
a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
עֶלְיוֹן
ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
כֹּחַ
kôach
vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
Key Terms in This Verse
קֵן qên
a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
Study H7064 →כֹּחַ kôach
vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
Study H3581 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →עֶלְיוֹן ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
Study H5945 →שׂוּם sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
Study H7760 →Cross References
Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as t...
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refug...
Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
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