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Habakkuk 1:11

Judgment

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.

10 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.

Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.

12 Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.

13 Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

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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)

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Cross references

  • Daniel 5:20

    But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:

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  • Daniel 4:30–34

    The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

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  • Daniel 5:3–4

    Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.

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  • Jeremiah 4:11–12

    At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,

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