The tents of marauders prosper, and there is security for those who provoke God— for those whom God brings in His hand.
Habakkuk 1:11 - Tree of Life Version Then a wind sweeps through and passes on. He is guilty— This, his strength, is his god.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 marauders prosper, and there is security for those who provoke God— for those whom God brings in His hand.
For he said: “By the strength of my own hand I’ve done it, and my own wisdom, for I am shrewd! I abolished the borders of peoples, and plundered their treasures. As a mighty one I cast down inhabitants.
Israel was kadosh to Adonai, the firstfruits of the harvest. All who devoured him were held guilty. Catastrophe overtook them.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
Thus says Adonai: “Let not the wise boast in his wisdom nor the mighty boast in his might nor the rich glory in his riches.
the king exclaimed, “Is this not the great Babylon that I have built as the royal residence by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?”
But when his heart became haughty and his spirit hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory.
Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet, and offers incense to his fishing-net. For through them his portion is rich and his food abundant.