Habakkuk 1:10

Habakkuk 1:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
• New International Version (NIV)They mock kings and scoff at rulers. They laugh at all fortified cities; by building earthen ramps they capture them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)At kings they scoff, and at rulers they laugh. They laugh at every fortress, for they pile up earth and take it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They scoff at kings, And princes are scorned by them. They deride every stronghold, For they heap up earthen mounds and seize it.

Context of Habakkuk 1:10

8Their horses are faster than leopards and more alert than wolves in the desert. Their horses gallop, their horses come a great distance; like a vulture they swoop down quickly to devour their prey. 9All of them intend to do violence; every face is determined. They take prisoners as easily as one scoops up sand. They mock kings and laugh at rulers. They laugh at every fortified city; they build siege ramps and capture them. 11They sweep by like the wind and pass on. But the one who considers himself a god will be held guilty.” 12Lord, you have been active from ancient times; my sovereign God, you are immortal. Lord, you have made them your instrument of judgment. Protector, you have appointed them as your instrument of punishment.

Habakkuk 1:10 word by word

וְהוּא֙ בַּמְּלָכִ֣ים יִתְקַלָּ֔ס וְרֹזְנִ֖ים מִשְׂחָ֣ק ל֑וֹ ה֚וּא לְכָל־מִבְצָ֣ר יִשְׂחָ֔ק וַיִּצְבֹּ֥ר עָפָ֖ר וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they shall scoffקָלַסqâlas · to mockH7046
• at the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and the princesרָזַןrâzan · to ruleH7336
• shall be a scornמִשְׂחַקmiώchâq · laughingH4890
• unto them: they shall derideשָׂחַקώâchaq · to laughH7832
• every strong holdמִבְצָרmibtsâr mibtsârâh · fortificationH4013
• for they shall heapצָבַרtsâbar · to heapH6651
• dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083
• and takeלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920

Cross-references for Habakkuk 1:10

• 2 Kings 24:12King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his officials, and his eunuchs surrendered to the king of Babylon. The king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, took Jehoiachin prisoner.
• 2 Kings 25:6They captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where he passed sentence on him.
• 2 Chronicles 36:6King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked him, bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon.
• Isaiah 14:16Those who see you stare at you, they look at you carefully, thinking: “Is this the man who shook the earth, the one who made kingdoms tremble?
• Jeremiah 32:24Even now siege ramps have been built up around the city in order to capture it. War, starvation, and disease are sure to make the city fall into the hands of the Babylonians who are attacking it. Lord, you threatened that this would happen. Now you can see that it is already taking place.
• Jeremiah 33:4For I, the Lord God of Israel, have something more to say about the houses in this city and the royal buildings which have been torn down for defenses against the siege ramps and military incursions of the Babylonians:
• Jeremiah 52:4King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came against Jerusalem with his whole army and set up camp outside it. They built siege ramps all around it. He arrived on the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year that Zedekiah ruled over Judah.

Commentaries on Habakkuk 1:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10They shall scoff at the kings - No power shall be able to stand before them. It will be only as pastime to them to take the strongest places. They will have no need to build formidable ramparts: by sweeping the dust together they shall make mounts sufficient to pass over the walls and take the city.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And they - literally, “he,” the word stands emphatically, he, alone against all the kings of the earth Shall scoff at the kings - and all their might taking them away or setting them up at his pleasure and caprice, subduing them as though in sport And princes - literally, grave and majestic Shall be a scorn unto them - i. e. him. Compare Job 41:29. So Nebuchadnezzar bound Jehoiakim 2 Chronicles 36:6; Daniel 1:2 “in fetters to carry him to Babylon;” then…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10In the ancient Near East, armies often attacked cities by piling up earth to make ramps against city walls. This battle method is described in several places in the Bible (for example, 2 Kings 19:32; Nahum 2:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. scoff at ... kings--as unable to resist them. they shall heap dust, and take it--"they shall heap" earth mounds outside, and so "take every stronghold" (compare 2Sa 20:15; 2Ki 19:32) [Grotius].Read the comment

Topics related to Habakkuk 1:10

• Babylon
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Possess
• Pure
• Scoff
• Wrong
• Habakkuk
• Heap
• Prince
• Scorn
• stronghold, fortification, fortress, citadel

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