Translations
Modern
All of them come bent on violence; their hordes advance like the east wind; they gather prisoners like sand.
Traditional
They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
Literal
They all come for violence; the full force of their faces is the east wind, and they gather captives like the sand.
Latin
Omnes ad prædam venient, facies eorum ventus urens; et congregabit quasi arenam captivitatem.
Original
Hebrew
English
All of them come bent on violence; their hordes advance like the east wind; they gather prisoners like sand.
Notes
The Babylonians took many people from Judah into exile between 605 and 586 BC (see Daniel 1:1–3).
God's answer to Habakkuk's question is surprising. God would send a violent group (the Babylonians) to address the violence in Judah. The Babylonian army, well-trained and experienced in battle, was unstoppable.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Habakkukc. 607 BC
Glossary
Topics
Babylon: Armies of, Described Babylon: City of Prophecies Concerning Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Invasion of the Southern Kingdom by the Chaldeans Predicted The Heathen: Employed to Chastise the Church