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Habakkuk 1:6

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6“For behold, I am araising up the Chaldeans,

That bitter and hasty nation

Who walks on the breadth of the land

To bpossess dwelling places which are not theirs.

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Cross references

  1. a2 Kin 24:2; Jer 4:11–13
  2. bJer 8:10

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans,

that bitter and hasty nation,

who march through the breadth of the earth,

to seize dwellings not their own.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I am raising up the Babylonians,

that ruthless and impetuous people,

who sweep across the whole earth

to seize dwellings not their own.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Look! I am raising up the Chaldeans,

that bitter, impetuous nation

that marches across the earth’s open spaces

to seize territories not its own.

NLTNew Living Translation

I am raising up the Babylonians,

a cruel and violent people.

They will march across the world

and conquer other lands.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For look! I am raising up the Chaldeans,

the bitter and impetuous nation,

the one who walks through the spacious places of earth

to take possession of dwellings not belonging to it.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.