Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:6

6For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeansc —

that ruthless and impetuous nation

which marches through the breadth of the earth

to seize dwellings not their own.

Footnotes

  • c 1:6 That is, the Babylonians

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
beholdהִנְנִ֤יhin·nîInterjection; first person common singularH2005 lo! behold
I am raising upמֵקִים֙mê·qîmVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםhak·kaś·dîmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3778 Chaldean
that ruthlessהַמַּ֣רham·marArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH4751 bitter, bitterness
and impetuousוְהַנִּמְהָ֑רwə·han·nim·hārConjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH4116 hasten
nationהַגּ֖וֹיhag·gō·wArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1471 nation, people
which marchesהַֽהוֹלֵךְ֙ha·hō·w·lêḵArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
through the breadthלְמֶרְחֲבֵי־lə·mer·ḥă·ḇê-Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH4800 broad, roomy, place
of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
to seizeלָרֶ֖שֶׁתlā·re·šeṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
dwellingsמִשְׁכָּנ֥וֹתmiš·kā·nō·wṯNoun - masculine pluralH4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
notלֹּא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
their ownלֽוֹ׃lōwPreposition; third person masculine singular

Cross-references

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

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.