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The Wine That Betrays: Syntactic Chiasm and Moral Irony in Habakkuk 2:5
וְאַף֙ כִּֽי־הַיַּ֣יִן בֹּוגֵ֔ד גֶּ֥בֶר יָהִ֖יר וְלֹ֣א יִנְוֶ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֩ הִרְחִ֨יב כִּשְׁאֹ֜ול נַפְשֹׁ֗ו וְה֤וּא כַמָּ֨וֶת֙ וְלֹ֣א יִשְׂבָּ֔ע וַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ף אֵלָיו֙ כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֔ם וַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץ אֵלָ֖יו כָּל־הָעַמִּֽים׃
(Habakkuk 2:5)
And indeed, the wine betrays; a boastful man who does not stay at home, who enlarges his soul like Sheol, and he is like death and is not satisfied. He gathers to himself all the nations and collects to himself all the peoples.
In the prophetic book of Habakkuk, we find a vision that pierces through time—a condemnation not only of Judah’s enemies but of all who exalt themselves against divine justice.… Learn Hebrew
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