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Commentary for Habakkuk 2:17

כִּ֣י חֲמַ֤ס לְבָנוֹן֙ יְכַסֶּ֔ךָּ וְשֹׁ֥ד בְּהֵמ֖וֹת יְחִיתַ֑ן מִדְּמֵ֤י אָדָם֙ וַחֲמַס־אֶ֔רֶץ קִרְיָ֖ה וְכָל־יֹ֥שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃ (ס)

For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, And the destruction of the beasts, which made them afraid; Because of men’s blood, and for the violence done to the land, To the city and to all that dwell therein.

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the violence of the Lebanon the Temple.
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and the plunder of cattle The plunder of your cattle, and your hordes that plundered My people Israel, shall break you.
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because of the blood of man Because of the violence done to the blood of Israel.
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