Habakkuk 1:9 - Easy To Read Version9 The one thing they all want to do is fight. Their armies will march fast like the wind in the desert. And the Babylonian soldiers will take many, many prisoners—as many as the grains of sand. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17699 They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition9 They all come for violence; their faces turn eagerly forward, and they gather prisoners together like sand. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)9 They come all of them for violence; the set of their faces is forwards; and they gather captives as the sand. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible9 They come for violence, the horde with all their faces set toward the desert. He takes captives like sand. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version9 They will all approach towards the prey; their face is like a burning wind. And they will gather captives together like sand. Ver Capítulo |
But I will give the order,’ this message is from the Lord, ‘to bring the Babylonian army back to Jerusalem. That army will fight against Jerusalem. They will capture it and set it on fire and burn it down. And I will destroy the cities in the land of Judah. Those cities will become empty deserts. No people will live there.’”
So I will soon send for all the family groups of the north. {\cf2\super [202]} ” This message is from the Lord. “I will soon send for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He is my servant. I will bring those people against the land of Judah and against the people of Judah. I will bring them against all the nations around you too. I will destroy all of those countries. I will make those lands like an empty desert forever. People will see those countries, and whistle at how badly they were destroyed.
Many women will lose their husbands.\par There will be more widows\par than there is sand in the sea.\par I will bring a destroyer at noontime.\par The destroyer will attack the mothers\par of the young men of Judah.\par I will bring pain and fear\par on the people of Judah.\par I will make this happen very quickly.\par
The northern king will decide to use all of his power to fight against the southern king. He will make an agreement with the southern king. The king of the north will let one of his daughters marry the southern king. The northern king will do that so he can defeat the southern king, but those plans will not succeed. His plans will not help him.