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 Il est terrible et formidable; De lui seul viennent son droit et sa grandeur.

8 Ses chevaux sont plus rapides que les léopards, Plus agiles que les loups du soir, Et ses cavaliers s’avancent avec orgueil; Ses cavaliers arrivent de loin, Ils volent comme l’aigle qui fond sur sa proie.

9 Tout ce peuple vient pour se livrer au pillage; Ses regards avides se portent en avant, Et il assemble des prisonniers comme du sable.

10 Il se moque des rois, Et les princes font l’objet de ses railleries; Il se rit de toutes les forteresses, Il amoncelle de la terre, et il les prend.

11 Alors son ardeur redouble, Il poursuit sa marche, et il se rend coupable. Sa force à lui, voilà son dieu!

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What Does Habakkuk 1:9 Mean?

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