God’s Word Translation
Habakkuk 1:11
11They will move quickly and pass through like the wind. So they will be guilty, because their own strength is their god.
Habakkuk 1:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.
- New International Version (NIV)Then they sweep past like the wind and go on— guilty people, whose own strength is their god.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then they sweep by like the wind and go on, guilty men, whose own might is their god!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then his mind changes, and he transgresses; He commits offense, Ascribing this power to his god.”
Context of Habakkuk 1:11
9They will all come for violence. Every face will be directed forward. They will gather prisoners like sand. 10They will make fun of kings and treat rulers as a joke. They will laugh at every fortified city and build a dirt ramp to capture it. They will move quickly and pass through like the wind. So they will be guilty, because their own strength is their god. 12Didn’t you exist before time began, O Lord, my God, my Holy One? We will not die! O Lord, you have appointed the Babylonians to bring judgment. O Rock, you have destined them to correct us. 13Your eyes are too pure to look at evil. You can’t watch wickedness. Why do you keep watching treacherous people? Why are you silent when wicked people swallow those who are more righteous than they are?
Read all of Habakkuk 1Habakkuk 1:11 word by word
אָ֣ז חָלַ֥ף ר֛וּחַ וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר וְאָשֵׁ֑ם ז֥וּ כֹח֖וֹ לֵאלֹהֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Habakkuk 1:11
- Daniel 4:30The king thought, “Look how great Babylon is! I built the royal palace by my own impressive power and for my glorious honor.”
- Daniel 5:3So the servants brought the gold utensils that had been taken from God’s temple in Jerusalem. The king, his nobles, wives, and concubines drank from them.
Commentaries on Habakkuk 1:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Then shall his mind change - This is thought to relate to the change which took place in Nebuchadnezzar, when "a beast's heart was given to him," and he was "driven from the dwellings of men." And this was because of his offending - his pride and arrogance; and his attributing all his success, etc., to his idols.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Then shall his mind change - or, better, “Then he sweeps by, חלף châlaph is used of the overflowing of a river, Isaiah 8:8, of a wind chasing, Isaiah 21:1, of the invisible presence of God passing by, Job 9:11, or a spirit, Job 4:15, of the swift passing of our days, like ship or eagle, Isaiah 2:18, of rain past and gone, Isaiah 24:5. It is always intransitive, except as piercing the temples of man Judges 5:26, or himself Job 20:24. A wind - רוח rûach…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11their own strength is their god: The Babylonians worshiped many false gods. They proudly relied on their military power as another idol.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Then--when elated by his successes. shall his mind change--He shall lose whatever of reason or moderation ever was in him, with pride. he shall pass over--all bounds and restraints: his pride preparing the sure way for his destruction (Pr 16:18). The language is very similar to that describing Nebuchadnezzar's "change" from man's heart (understanding) to that of a beast, because of pride (see on Da 4:16; Da 4:30, 31; Da 4:33, 34). An undesigned…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Habakkuk 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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