Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version they all come intent on violence. Their hordes advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand. New Living Translation “On they come, all bent on violence. Their hordes advance like a desert wind, sweeping captives ahead of them like sand. English Standard Version They all come for violence, all their faces forward. They gather captives like sand. Berean Standard Bible All of them come bent on violence; their hordes advance like the east wind; they gather prisoners like sand. King James Bible They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand. New King James Version “They all come for violence; Their faces are set like the east wind. They gather captives like sand. New American Standard Bible “All of them come for violence. Their horde of faces moves forward. They gather captives like sand. NASB 1995 “All of them come for violence. Their horde of faces moves forward. They collect captives like sand. NASB 1977 “All of them come for violence. Their horde of faces moves forward. They collect captives like sand. Legacy Standard Bible All of them come for violence. Their horde of faces moves forward. And they gather captives like sand. Amplified Bible “They all come for violence; Their horde of faces moves [eagerly] forward, They gather prisoners like sand. Christian Standard Bible All of them come to do violence; their faces are set in determination. They gather prisoners like sand. Holman Christian Standard Bible All of them come to do violence; their faces are set in determination. They gather prisoners like sand. American Standard Version They come all of them for violence; the set of their faces is forwards; and they gather captives as the sand. Contemporary English Version They are eager to destroy, and they gather captives like handfuls of sand. English Revised Version They come all of them for violence; their faces are set eagerly as the east wind; and they gather captives as the sand. GOD'S WORD® Translation They will all come for violence. Every face will be directed forward. They will gather prisoners like sand. Good News Translation "Their armies advance in violent conquest, and everyone is terrified as they approach. Their captives are as numerous as grains of sand. International Standard Version "They all come to oppress— hordes of them, their faces pressing onward— they take prisoners as numerous as the desert sand! Majority Standard Bible All of them come bent on violence; their hordes advance like the east wind; they gather prisoners like sand. NET Bible All of them intend to do violence; every face is determined. They take prisoners as easily as one scoops up sand. New Heart English Bible All of them come for violence. Their hordes face the desert. He gathers prisoners like sand. Webster's Bible Translation They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand. World English Bible All of them come for violence. Their hordes face forward. They gather prisoners like sand. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAll for violence—he comes in, "" Their faces swallowing up the east wind, "" And he gathers a captivity as the sand. Young's Literal Translation Wholly for violence it doth come in, Their faces swallowing up the east wind, And it doth gather as the sand a captivity. Smith's Literal Translation Wholly for violence shall he come: the host of their faces forwards, and he shall gather a captivity as the sand. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey shall all come to the prey, their face is like a burning wind: and they shall gather together captives as the sand. Catholic Public Domain Version They will all approach towards the prey; their face is like a burning wind. And they will gather captives together like sand. New American Bible All of them come for violence, their combined onslaught, a stormwind to gather up captives like sand. New Revised Standard Version They all come for violence, with faces pressing forward; they gather captives like sand. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey all come for plunder; the appearance of their faces is fearful, and they shall gather booty as the sand. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated All of them are coming for plunder; the appearance of their faces is severe and they gather prey like sand OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They come all of them for violence; Their faces are set eagerly as the east wind; And they gather captives as the sand. Brenton Septuagint Translation Destruction shall come upon ungodly men, resisting with their adverse front, and he shall gather the captivity as the sand. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD's Answer…8Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour. 9All of them come bent on violence; their hordes advance like the east wind; they gather prisoners like sand. 10They scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it.… Cross References Jeremiah 4:13 Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined! Isaiah 5:28-29 Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind. / Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away, and no one can rescue it. Ezekiel 26:10 His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots. Joel 2:3-5 Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland—surely nothing will escape them. / Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like swift steeds. / With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle. Nahum 2:3-4 The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished. / The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning. Zephaniah 1:17 I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung. Deuteronomy 28:49-52 The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand, / a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young. / They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have caused you to perish. ... 2 Kings 24:2 And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets. Jeremiah 5:15-17 Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand. / Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men. / They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.” Isaiah 8:7-8 the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks. / It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel! Matthew 24:28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. Luke 17:37 “Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.” Revelation 9:7-9 And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men. / They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions. / They also had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle. Revelation 19:17-18 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.” Matthew 24:6-8 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. / Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. / All these are the beginning of birth pains. Treasury of Scripture They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand. for. Habakkuk 1:6 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. Habakkuk 2:5-13 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: … Deuteronomy 28:51,52 And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee… their faces shall sup up as the east. Isaiah 27:8 In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. Jeremiah 4:11 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, Ezekiel 17:10 Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew. they shall gather. Habakkuk 2:5 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: Genesis 41:49 And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number. Judges 7:12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude. Jump to Previous Advance Bent Captives Captivity Collect Crowd Desert Direction Eagerly East Face Faces Force Forward Gather Gathers Goes Horde Hordes Moves Prisoners Sand Sands Sea Sup Swallowing Terror Violence Wholly WindJump to Next Advance Bent Captives Captivity Collect Crowd Desert Direction Eagerly East Face Faces Force Forward Gather Gathers Goes Horde Hordes Moves Prisoners Sand Sands Sea Sup Swallowing Terror Violence Wholly WindHabakkuk 1 1. Unto Habakkuk, complaining of the iniquity of the land,5. is shown the fearful vengeance by the Chaldeans. 12. He complains that vengeance should be executed by them who are far worse. All of them come bent on violence The phrase "All of them" refers to the Babylonians, a fierce and ruthless nation. The Hebrew word for "violence" is "חָמָס" (chamas), which conveys a sense of cruelty and injustice. Historically, the Babylonians were known for their brutal military campaigns and oppressive rule. This phrase highlights their singular focus on destruction and conquest, emphasizing the moral corruption and aggressive nature of their actions. In a spiritual context, it serves as a reminder of the destructive power of sin and the importance of seeking peace and justice. their hordes advance like the east wind they gather prisoners like sand Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Allכֻּלֹּה֙ (kul·lōh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every of them come יָב֔וֹא (yā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go bent מְגַמַּ֥ת (mə·ḡam·maṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4041: Accumulation, impulse, direction on violence; לְחָמָ֣ס (lə·ḥā·mās) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain their hordes פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם (pə·nê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face [advance like] the east [wind]; קָדִ֑ימָה (qā·ḏî·māh) Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 6921: The fore, front part, the East they gather וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף (way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove prisoners שֶֽׁבִי׃ (še·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7628: Exiled, captured, exile, booty like sand. כַּח֖וֹל (ka·ḥō·wl) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2344: Sand Links Habakkuk 1:9 NIVHabakkuk 1:9 NLT Habakkuk 1:9 ESV Habakkuk 1:9 NASB Habakkuk 1:9 KJV Habakkuk 1:9 BibleApps.com Habakkuk 1:9 Biblia Paralela Habakkuk 1:9 Chinese Bible Habakkuk 1:9 French Bible Habakkuk 1:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Habakkuk 1:9 All of them come for violence (Hab Hb) |
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