The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
Habakkuk 1:11 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then they sweep by like a wind and pass on, and they load themselves with guilt, [as do all men] whose own power is their god. American Standard Version (1901) Then shall he sweep by as a wind, and shall pass over, and be guilty, even he whose might is his god. Common English Bible He passes through like the wind and invades; but he will be held guilty, the one whose strength is his god. Catholic Public Domain Version Then his spirit will be altered, and he will cross over and fall. Such is his strength from his god. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then shall his spirit be changed, and he shall pass, and fall: this is his strength of his god. |
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:
Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.
Speak, Thus saith the Lord, Even the carcasses of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.