The tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, who bring their god in their hands.
Habakkuk 1:11 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Then they sweep by like the wind; they transgress and become guilty; their own might is their 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 tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, who bring their god in their hands.
For he says: “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding; I have removed the boundaries of peoples and have plundered their treasures; like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones.
Israel was holy to the Lord, the first fruits of his harvest. All who ate of it were held guilty; disaster came upon them, says the Lord.
Speak! Thus says the Lord: “Human corpses shall fall like dung upon the open field, like sheaves behind the reaper, and no one shall gather them.”
Therefore, O king, may my counsel be acceptable to you: atone for your sins with righteousness and your iniquities with mercy to the oppressed, so that your prosperity may be prolonged.”
But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he acted proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and his glory was stripped from him.
Therefore he sacrifices to his net and makes offerings to his seine, for by them his portion is lavish, and his food is rich.