Habakkuk 2:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, is it not from Jehovah of Hosts And peoples are fatigued for fire, And nations for vanity are weary?

King James Bible
Behold, [is it] not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?

Hebrew
Is it not
הֲל֣וֹא (hă·lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

indeed
הִנֵּ֔ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

from
מֵאֵ֖ת (mê·’êṯ)
Preposition-m | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

the LORD
יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

of Hosts
צְבָא֑וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)
Noun - common plural
Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign

that the labor
וְיִֽיגְע֤וּ (wə·yî·ḡə·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3021: To gasp, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil

of the people
עַמִּים֙ (‘am·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

only feeds
בְּדֵי־ (bə·ḏê-)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1767: Sufficiency, enough

the fire,
אֵ֔שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire

and nations
וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים (ū·lə·’um·mîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3816: A community

weary themselves
יִעָֽפוּ׃ (yi·‘ā·p̄ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3286: To be weary, faint

in
בְּדֵי־ (bə·ḏê-)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1767: Sufficiency, enough

vain?
רִ֥יק (rîq)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7385: Emptiness, a worthless thing, in vain

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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