New American Standard Bible 1995
Habakkuk 1:5-10
5“1LookH7200 among the nationsH1471! ObserveH5027! Be astonishedH8539! 2WonderH8539! BecauseH3588 I am doingH6466 3somethingH6467 in your daysH3117-- You would not believeH539 ifH3588 4you were toldH5608.6For beholdH2009, I am 5raisingH6965 up the ChaldeansH3778, That 6fierceH4751 and impetuousH4116 peopleH1471 Who marchH1980 7throughoutH4800 the earthH776 To 89seizeH3423 dwellingH4908 placesH4908 which are not theirs.7They are dreadedH366 and 10fearedH3372; Their 11justiceH4941 and 12authorityH7613 13originateH3318 with themselves.8Their 14horsesH5483 are swifterH7043 thanH4480 leopardsH5246 And 15keenerH2300 thanH4480 16wolvesH2061 in the eveningH6153. Their 17horsemenH6571 comeH935 gallopingH6335, Their horsemenH6571 comeH935 from afarH7350; They flyH5774 like an 18eagleH5404 swoopingH2363 down to devourH398.9AllH3605 of them comeH935 for violenceH2555. 19Their hordeH4041 of 20facesH6440 moves forwardH6921. They collectH622 captivesH7628 like sandH2344.10They 21mockH7046 at kingsH4428 And rulersH7336 are a laughingH4890 matter to them. They 22laughH7832 at everyH3605 fortressH4013 And 23heapH6651 up rubbleH6083 to captureH3920 it.
Notes
- 1. Habakkuk 1:5 Acts 13:41 ↩
- 2. Habakkuk 1:5 Is 29:9 ↩
- 3. Habakkuk 1:5 Is 29:14; Ezek 12:22-28 ↩
- 4. Habakkuk 1:5 Lit it ↩
- 5. Habakkuk 1:6 2 Kin 24:2; Jer 4:11-13 ↩
- 6. Habakkuk 1:6 Lit bitter ↩
- 7. Habakkuk 1:6 Lit the breadth of ↩
- 8. Habakkuk 1:6 Lit take possession of ↩
- 9. Habakkuk 1:6 Jer 8:10 ↩
- 10. Habakkuk 1:7 Is 18:2, 7 ↩
- 11. Habakkuk 1:7 Jer 39:5-9 ↩
- 12. Habakkuk 1:7 Lit eminence ↩
- 13. Habakkuk 1:7 Lit proceeds from ↩
- 14. Habakkuk 1:8 Jer 4:13 ↩
- 15. Habakkuk 1:8 Or more eager to attack ↩
- 16. Habakkuk 1:8 Zeph 3:3 ↩
- 17. Habakkuk 1:8 Or steeds paw the ground ↩
- 18. Habakkuk 1:8 Ezek 17:3; Hos 8:1 ↩
- 19. Habakkuk 1:9 Or The eagerness of their faces ↩
- 20. Habakkuk 1:9 2 Kin 12:17; Dan 11:17 ↩
- 21. Habakkuk 1:10 2 Chr 36:6, 10; Is 37:13 ↩
- 22. Habakkuk 1:10 Is 10:9; 14:16 ↩
- 23. Habakkuk 1:10 Jer 32:24; Ezek 26:8 ↩
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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