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Habakkuk 1:11

Judgment

9 All of them come bent on violence; their hordes advance like the east wind; they gather prisoners like sand.

10 They scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it.

Then they sweep by like the wind and pass on through. They are guilty; their own strength is their god.”

12 Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, You have established them for correction.

13 Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then they sweep by like the wind and pass on through. They are guilty; their own strength is their god.”
KJV
Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.
WEB
Then they sweep by like the wind and go on. They are indeed guilty, whose strength is their god.”
ASV
Then shall he sweep by [as] a wind, and shall pass over, and be guilty, [even] he whose might is his god.
DARBY
Then will his mind change, and he will pass on, and become guilty: this his power is become his God.
BLB
Then he sweeps through like the wind and passes on; he is guilty, this one; his power [is] unto his god.”
ÅB
Så stryker de avsted som en vind og farer fram og drar skyld over seg; deres kraft er deres gud.
OTB
Så feier de forbi som vinden og går videre.
Men de er skyldige menn,
hvis egen styrke er deres gud."
B1930
Så stryker de avsted som en vind og farer frem og drar skyld over sig; deres kraft er deres gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Daniel 5:20

    But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.

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  • Daniel 4:30–34

    the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”

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  • Daniel 5:3–4

    Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

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  • Jeremiah 4:11–12

    At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift;

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