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 swifter than cheetahs and fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their charioteers charge from far away. Like eagles, they swoop down to devour their prey. 9“On they come, all bent on violence. Their hordes advance like a desert wind, sweeping captives ahead of them like sand. They scoff at kings and princes and scorn all their fortresses. They simply pile ramps of earth against their walls and capture them! 11They sweep past like the wind and are gone. But they are deeply guilty, for their own strength is their god.” 12O Lord my God, my Holy One, you who are eternal— surely you do not plan to wipe us out? O Lord, our Rock, you have sent these Babylonians to correct us, to punish us for our many sins.

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 24:12Then King Jehoiachin, along with the queen mother, his advisers, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the Babylonians. In the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, he took Jehoiachin prisoner.
• 2 Kings 25:6They captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah.
• 2 Chronicles 36:6Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and captured it, and he bound Jehoiakim in bronze chains and led him away to Babylon.
• Isaiah 14:16Everyone there will stare at you and ask, ‘Can this be the one who shook the earth and made the kingdoms of the world tremble?
• Jeremiah 32:24“See how the siege ramps have been built against the city walls! Through war, famine, and disease, the city will be handed over to the Babylonians, who will conquer it. Everything has happened just as you said.
• Jeremiah 33:4For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: You have torn down the houses of this city and even the king’s palace to get materials to strengthen the walls against the siege ramps and swords of the enemy.
• Jeremiah 52:4So on January 15, during the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon led his entire army against Jerusalem. They surrounded the city and built siege ramps against its walls.

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