Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:6–7

⁶For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans^c —

that ruthless and impetuous nation

which marches through the breadth of the earth

to seize dwellings not their own.

⁷They are dreaded and feared;

from themselves they derive justice and sovereignty.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
behold	הִנְנִ֤י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I am raising up	מֵקִים֙	mê·qîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
the Chaldeans	הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים	hak·kaś·dîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
that ruthless	הַמַּ֣ר	ham·mar	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H4751 bitter, bitterness
and impetuous	וְהַנִּמְהָ֑ר	wə·han·nim·hār	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H4116 hasten
nation	הַגּ֖וֹי	hag·gō·w	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
which marches	הַֽהוֹלֵךְ֙	ha·hō·w·lêḵ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
through the breadth	לְמֶרְחֲבֵי־	lə·mer·ḥă·ḇê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4800 broad, roomy, place
of the earth	אֶ֔רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
to seize	לָרֶ֖שֶׁת	lā·re·šeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
dwellings	מִשְׁכָּנ֥וֹת	miš·kā·nō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
not	לֹּא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
their own	לֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	ה֑וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
are dreaded	אָיֹ֥ם	’ā·yōm	Adjective - masculine singular	H366 terrible, dreadful
and feared	וְנוֹרָ֖א	wə·nō·w·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3372 fear
from themselves	מִמֶּ֕נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
they derive	יֵצֵֽא׃	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
justice	מִשְׁפָּט֥וֹ	miš·pā·ṭōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4941 judgment
and sovereignty	וּשְׂאֵת֖וֹ	ū·śə·’ê·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7613 exaltation, dignity

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Habakkuk 1:6 2 Kings 24:2 · Jeremiah 5:15 · 2 Chronicles 36:6 · 2 Chronicles 36:17 · Deuteronomy 28:49–52 · Jeremiah 4:6 · Isaiah 23:13 · Jeremiah 25:9 · Jeremiah 6:22–23 · Jeremiah 4:8 · Isaiah 39:6–7 · Jeremiah 21:4

Habakkuk 1:7 Jeremiah 39:5–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.