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Habakkuk 1:9-11
New International Version
Habakkuk 1:9-11
New International Version
9 they all come intent on violence.
Their hordes[a] advance like a desert wind
and gather prisoners(A) like sand.
10 They mock kings
and scoff at rulers.(B)
They laugh at all fortified cities;
by building earthen ramps(C) they capture them.
11 Then they sweep past like the wind(D) and go on—
guilty people, whose own strength is their god.”(E)
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Habakkuk 1:9-11
King James Version
Habakkuk 1:9-11
King James Version
9 They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
10 And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
11 Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.
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Habakkuk 1:9-11
New King James Version
Habakkuk 1:9-11
New King James Version
9 “They all come for violence;
Their faces are set like the east wind.
They gather captives like sand.
10 They scoff at kings,
And princes are scorned by them.
They deride every stronghold,
For they heap up earthen mounds and seize it.
11 Then his [a]mind changes, and he transgresses;
He commits offense,
(A)Ascribing this power to his god.”
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:11 Lit. spirit or wind
Habakkuk 1:9-11
English Standard Version
Habakkuk 1:9-11
English Standard Version
9 They all come (A)for violence,
all their faces forward.
They gather captives (B)like sand.
10 At kings they scoff,
and at rulers they laugh.
(C)They laugh at every fortress,
for (D)they pile up earth and take it.
11 Then they sweep by like the wind and go on,
(E)guilty men, (F)whose own might is their god!”
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