Habakkuk 1:6
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1:6Look, I am about to empower18 the Babylonians,
that ruthless19 and greedy20 nation.
They sweep across the surface21 of the earth,
seizing dwelling places that do not belong to them.
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- 18 Heb “raise up” (so , ).
- 19 Heb “bitter.” Other translation options for this word in this context include “fierce” (, ); “savage” (); or “grim.”
- 20 Heb “hasty, quick.” Some translate here “impetuous” (so , , , ) or “rash,” but in this context greed may very well be the idea. The Babylonians move quickly and recklessly ahead in their greedy quest to expand their empire.
- 21 Heb “the open spaces.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
I am raising up the Babylonians,
a cruel and violent people.
They will march across the world
and conquer other lands.
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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.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
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.
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