Habakkuk 1:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.”

Habakkuk 1:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Habakkuk 1:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Habakkuk 1:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“All of them come for violence. Their hordes face forward. They gather prisoners like sand.”

Habakkuk 1:9 — World English Bible

Habakkuk 1:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They come all of them for violence; the set of their faces is forwards; and they gather captives as the sand.”

Habakkuk 1:9 — American Standard Version

Habakkuk 1:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Wholly for violence it doth come in, Their faces swallowing up the east wind, And it doth gather as the sand a captivity.”

Habakkuk 1:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Habakkuk 1:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They come all of them for violence: the crowd of their faces is forwards, and they gather captives as the sand.”

Habakkuk 1:9 — Darby Translation

Habakkuk 1:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They come all to spoyle: before their faces shalbe an Eastwinde, and they shall gather the captiuitie, as the sand.”

Habakkuk 1:9 — Geneva Bible

Habakkuk 1:9 in Context — Habakkuk 1

7 Espantosa es y terrible: de ella misma saldrá su derecho y su grandeza.

8 Y serán sus caballos más ligeros que tigres, y más agudos que lobos de tarde; y sus jinetes se multiplicarán: vendrán de lejos sus caballeros, y volarán como águilas que se apresuran á la comida.

9 Toda ella vendrá á la presa: delante de sus caras viento solano; y juntará cautivos como arena.

10 Y escarnecerá de los reyes, y de los príncipes hará burla: reiráse de toda fortaleza, y amontonará polvo, y la tomará.

11 Luego mudará espíritu, y pasará adelante, y ofenderá [atribuyendo] esta su potencia á su dios.

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What Does Habakkuk 1:9 Mean?

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