Habakkuk 1:6

King James Version (KJV)

For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not their's.

Translations

Habakkuk 1:6 - Amplified Bible

For behold, I am rousing up the Chaldeans, that bitter and impetuous nation who march through the breadth of the earth to take possession of dwelling places that do not belong to them.

Habakkuk 1:6 - American Standard Version

For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling-places that are not theirs.

Habakkuk 1:6 - Bible in Basic English

For see, I am sending the Chaldaeans, that bitter and quick-moving nation; who go through the wide spaces of the earth to get for themselves living-places which are not theirs.

Habakkuk 1:6 - Darby Bible

For behold, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and impetuous nation, which marcheth through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling-places that are not theirs.

Habakkuk 1:6 - English Standard Version

For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, who march through the breadth of the earth, to seize dwellings not their own.

Habakkuk 1:6 - King James Version

For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not their's.

Habakkuk 1:6 - La Biblia de las Americas

Porque he aquì, yo levanto a los caldeos,
pueblo feroz e impetuoso,
que marcha por la anchura de la tierra
para apoderarse de moradas ajenas.

Habakkuk 1:6 - The Message

Habakkuk 1:6 - New American Standard Bible

"For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, That fierce and impetuous people Who march throughout the earth To seize dwelling places which are not theirs.

Habakkuk 1:6 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

"Porque voy a levantar a los Caldeos (Babilonios),
Pueblo feroz e impetuoso,
Que marcha por la anchura de la tierra
Para apoderarse de moradas ajenas.

Habakkuk 1:6 - World English Bible

For, behold, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling places that are not theirs.

Habakkuk 1:6 - Young's Living Translation

For, lo, I am raising up the Chaldeans, The bitter and hasty nation, That is going to the broad places of earth, To occupy tabernacles not its own.

Habakkuk 1:6 - Additional Comments

The term Neo-Babylonian or Chaldean refers to Babylonia under the rule of the 11th ("Chaldean") dynasty, from the revolt of Nabopolassar in 626 BC until the invasion of Cyrus the Great in 539 BC, notably including the reign of Nebuchadnezzar.
The Babylonian king Nabopolassar, along with Cyaxares the Mede, destroyed Nineveh (capital of Assyria) in 612 BC, and Assyria fell.
The Northern Kingdom fell to the Assyrian Empire 720 BC but the Kingdom of Judah survived for almost 350 years until it was conquered in 586 BC by the Babylonian Empire under Nebuzar-adan, captain of Nebuchadnezzar's body-guard (2 Kings 25:8-21). This event coincided with the destruction of the First Temple of Jerusalem and with the Babylonian Captivity.
Note is says the Chaldeans take land that is not rightfully theirs - they have the might but don't have the right.

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