Habakkuk 1:6
“For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Habakkuk 1:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling-places that are not theirs.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn siehe, ich erwecke die Chaldäer, das grimmige und ungestüme Volk, welches die Breiten der Erde durchzieht, um Wohnungen in Besitz zu nehmen, die ihm nicht gehören.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque he aquí, yo levanto los Caldeos, gente amarga y presurosa, que camina por la anchura de la tierra para poseer las habitaciones ajenas.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque eis que eu levanto os caldeus, uma nação amarga e veloz, que caminha pelas larguras da terra para tomar posse de moradas que não são suas.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pois, vê! Estou prestes a levantar os caldeus, aquela nação feroz e impetuosa, que está marchando por toda a largura da Terra, para se apoderarem de casas que não lhes pertencem.
📖 Habakkuk 1:6 in Context
4Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
5Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.
6For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.
7They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.
8Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
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