Habakkuk 1:5-11
Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh Raises the Dreaded Chaldeans
5 “(A)See among the nations! And look!
Be also astonished! (B)Be astounded!
Because I am doing (C)something in your days—
You would not believe if it was recounted to you.
6 For behold, I am (D)raising up the Chaldeans,
That bitter and hasty nation
Who walks on the breadth of the land
To (E)possess dwelling places which are not theirs.
7 They are dreaded and (F)feared;
Their (G)justice and exaltation come forth from themselves.
8 Their (H)horses are swifter than leopards
And [a]sharper than (I)wolves in the evening.
Their [b]horsemen come galloping;
Their horsemen come from afar;
They fly like an (J)eagle swooping down to devour.
9 All of them come for violence.
[c]Their horde of (K)faces moves forward.
And they gather captives like sand.
10 And they (L)mock at kings,
And rulers are a laughing matter to them.
They (M)laugh at every fortress
And (N)heap up dirt and capture it.
11 Then they will sweep through like the (O)wind and pass on.
But they will be held (P)guilty,
They whose (Q)power is their god.”
Notas al pie
- Habakkuk 1:8 Or more eager to attack
- Habakkuk 1:8 Or steeds paw the ground
- Habakkuk 1:9 Or The eagerness of their faces
Habakkuk 1:5-11
English Standard Version
The Lord's Answer
5 (A)“Look among the nations, and see;
wonder and be astounded.
(B)For I am doing a work in your days
that you would not believe if told.
6 For behold, (C)I am raising up the Chaldeans,
that bitter and hasty nation,
(D)who march through the breadth of the earth,
(E)to seize dwellings not their own.
7 They are dreaded and fearsome;
(F)their justice and dignity go forth from themselves.
8 (G)Their horses are swifter than leopards,
more fierce than (H)the evening wolves;
their horsemen press proudly on.
Their horsemen come from afar;
(I)they fly like an eagle swift to devour.
9 They all come (J)for violence,
all their faces forward.
They gather captives (K)like sand.
10 At kings they scoff,
and at rulers they laugh.
(L)They laugh at every fortress,
for (M)they pile up earth and take it.
11 Then they sweep by like the wind and go on,
(N)guilty men, (O)whose own might is their god!”
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