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Habakkuk 1:5-7
New American Standard Bible 1995
Habakkuk 1:5-7
New American Standard Bible 1995
5 “(A)Look among the nations! Observe!
Be astonished! (B)Wonder!
Because I am doing (C)something in your days—
You would not believe if [a]you were told.
6 “For behold, I am (D)raising up the Chaldeans,
That [b]fierce and impetuous people
Who march [c]throughout the earth
To [d](E)seize dwelling places which are not theirs.
7 “They are dreaded and (F)feared;
Their (G)justice and [e]authority [f]originate with themselves.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:5 Lit it
- Habakkuk 1:6 Lit bitter
- Habakkuk 1:6 Lit the breadth of
- Habakkuk 1:6 Lit take possession of
- Habakkuk 1:7 Lit eminence
- Habakkuk 1:7 Lit proceeds from
Habakkuk 1:5-7
New International Version
Habakkuk 1:5-7
New International Version
The Lord’s Answer
5 “Look at the nations and watch—
and be utterly amazed.(A)
For I am going to do something in your days
that you would not believe,
even if you were told.(B)
6 I am raising up the Babylonians,[a](C)
that ruthless and impetuous people,
who sweep across the whole earth(D)
to seize dwellings not their own.(E)
7 They are a feared and dreaded people;(F)
they are a law to themselves
and promote their own honor.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:6 Or Chaldeans
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