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Habakkuk 1:7
7They are a feared and dreaded people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They are notorious for their cruelty and do whatever they like.
Context of Habakkuk 1:7
5“Look at the nations and watch— and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. 6I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwellings not their own. They are a feared and dreaded people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own honor. 8Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry gallops headlong; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like an eagle swooping to devour; 9they all come intent on violence. Their hordes advance like a desert wind and 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 39:5But the Babylonian army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They captured him and took him to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced sentence on him.
- Jeremiah 52:9and he was captured. He was taken to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced sentence on him.
- Deuteronomy 5:19“You shall not 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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