KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Habakkuk 2:16 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Thou art filled” | שָׂבַ֤עְתָּ | To sate, i.e., fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively) | art filled |
| “with shame” | קָלוֹן֙ | Disgrace; (by implication) the pudenda | shame |
| “for glory:” | מִכָּב֔וֹד | Properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness | glory |
| “drink” | שְׁתֵ֥ה | To imbibe (literally or figuratively) | drink |
| “thou” | אַ֖תָּה | Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | thou |
| “also,” | גַם | Properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | also |
| “and let thy foreskin be uncovered:” | וְהֵֽעָרֵ֑ל | To expose or remove the prepuce, whether literal (to go naked) or figurative (to refrain from using) | let foreskin uncovered |
| “the cup” | כּ֚וֹס | A cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion) | cup |
| “of the Lord's” | יְהוָ֔ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lords |
| “right hand” | יְמִ֣ין | The right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south | right hand |
| “shall be turned” | תִּסּ֣וֹב | To revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively | turned |
| “unto” | עָלֶ֗יךָ | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | unto |
| “thee, and shameful spewing” | וְקִיקָל֖וֹן | Intense disgrace | shameful spewing |
| “shall be” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “on” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | on |
| “thy glory.” | כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ | Properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness | glory |
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14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
16 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.
17 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.
18 What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
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