New King James Version
Habakkuk 1:7
7They are terrible and dreadful; Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
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 Living Translation (NLT)They are notorious for their cruelty and do whatever they like.
Context of Habakkuk 1:7
5“Look among the nations and watch— Be utterly astounded! For I will work a work in your days Which you would not believe, though it were told you. 6For indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans, A bitter and hasty nation Which marches through the breadth of the earth, To possess dwelling places that are not theirs. They are terrible and dreadful; Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves. 8Their horses also are swifter than leopards, And more fierce than evening wolves. Their chargers charge ahead; Their cavalry comes from afar; They fly as the eagle that hastens to eat. 9“They all come for violence; Their faces are set like the east wind. They gather captives like sand.
Read all of Habakkuk 1Habakkuk 1:7 word by word
אָיֹ֥ם וְנוֹרָ֖א ה֑וּא מִמֶּ֕נּוּ מִשְׁפָּט֥וֹ וּשְׂאֵת֖וֹ יֵצֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Habakkuk 1:7
- Jeremiah 39:5But the Chaldean army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. And when they had captured him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.
- Jeremiah 52:9So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he pronounced judgment 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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