God’s Word Translation
Habakkuk 1:7
7They will be terrifying and fearsome. They will carry out their own kind of justice and honor.
Habakkuk 1:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.
- New International Version (NIV)They are a feared and dreaded people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own honor.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They are dreaded and fearsome; their justice and dignity go forth from themselves.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They are terrible and dreadful; Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
Context of Habakkuk 1:7
5Look among the nations and watch. Be amazed and astonished. I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe even if it were reported to you. 6I am going to send the Babylonians, that fierce and reckless nation. They will march throughout the earth to take possession of lands that don’t belong to them. They will be terrifying and fearsome. They will carry out their own kind of justice and honor. 8Their horses will be faster than leopards and quicker than wolves in the evening. Their riders will gallop along proudly. Their riders will come from far away. They will fly like an eagle that swoops down for its prey. 9They will all come for violence. Every face will be directed forward. They will gather prisoners like sand.
Read all of Habakkuk 1Habakkuk 1:7 word by word
אָיֹ֥ם וְנוֹרָ֖א ה֑וּא מִמֶּ֕נּוּ מִשְׁפָּט֥וֹ וּשְׂאֵת֖וֹ יֵצֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Habakkuk 1:7
- Jeremiah 39:5The Babylonian army pursued them and caught up with Zedekiah in the plain of Jericho. They arrested him and brought him to Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah in the territory of Hamath. The king of Babylon passed sentence on him.
- Jeremiah 52:9The Babylonians captured the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in Hamath, where the king of Babylon passed sentence on him.
- Deuteronomy 5:19“Never steal.
Commentaries on Habakkuk 1:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Their judgment - shall proceed of themselves - By revolting from the Assyrians, they have become a great nation. Thus, their judgment and excellence were the result of their own valor. Other meanings are given to this passage.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7They are terrible - איום 'âyôm occurs here only and Habakkuk 1:4; now shall it go forth against them at the mere will of their master, who shall own no other rule or Lord or source of his power. His own will shall be his only law for himself and others. His elevation is too is, in his own thought, from himself. He is self-sufficing; he holds from no other, neither from God nor man. His “dignity” is self-sustained; His “judgment” is irresponsible, as if…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7from themselves: The Babylonians offered no relief from injustice. They followed their own laws, which confused the prophet about why God chose them to punish Judah.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. their judgment and ... dignity ... proceed of themselves--that is, they recognize no judge save themselves, and they get for themselves and keep their own "dignity" without needing others' help. It will be vain for the Jews to complain of their tyrannical judgments; for whatever the Chaldeans decree they will do according to their own will, they will not brook anyone attempting to interfere.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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