They come all to spoil: for their faces shall be an [a]East wind, and they shall gather the captivity [b]as the sand.

10 And they shall mock the Kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every stronghold: for they shall gather [c]dust, and take it.

11 Then shall they [d]take a courage, and transgress and do wickedly, imputing this their power unto their god.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:9 For the Jews most feared this wind, because it destroyed their fruits.
  2. Habakkuk 1:9 They shall be so many in number.
  3. Habakkuk 1:10 They shall cast up mounts against it.
  4. Habakkuk 1:11 The Prophet comforteth the faithful that God will also destroy the Babylonians, because they shall abuse this victory, and become proud and insolent, attributing the praise hereof to their idols.

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