Habakkuk 1:9
“They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Habakkuk 1:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
They come all of them for violence; the set of their faces is forwards; and they gather captives as the sand.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Sie kommen zur Gewalttat allesamt; das Streben ihrer Angesichter ist vorwärts gerichtet, und Gefangene rafft es zusammen wie Sand.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Toda ella vendrá á la presa: delante de sus caras viento solano; y juntará cautivos como arena.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Todos eles vêm para fazer violência; seus rostos estão orientados; e juntarão cativos como areia.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Todos eles vêm para trazer violência, suas multidões vão como o vento do deserto e eles juntam os cativos como areia.
📖 Habakkuk 1:9 in Context
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.
9They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
10And 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.
11Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.
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