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They will march across the world and conquer other lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/habakkuk/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/habakkuk/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/habakkuk/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, <i>that</i> bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces <i>that are</i> not theirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/habakkuk/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans, A bitter and hasty nation Which marches through the breadth of the earth, To possess dwelling places <i>that are</i> not theirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/habakkuk/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, That grim and impetuous people Who march throughout the earth, To take possession of dwelling places that are not theirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/habakkuk/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/habakkuk/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/habakkuk/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, That bitter and hasty nation Who walks on the breadth of the land To possess dwelling places which are not theirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/habakkuk/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans [who rule in Babylon], That fierce and impetuous nation Who march throughout the earth To take possession of dwelling places that do not belong to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/habakkuk/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look! I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter, impetuous nation that marches across the earth’s open spaces to seize territories not its own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/habakkuk/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look! I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter, impetuous nation that marches across the earth&#8217s open spaces to seize territories not its own. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/habakkuk/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/habakkuk/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am sending the Babylonians. They are fierce and cruel--marching across the land, conquering cities and towns. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/habakkuk/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation; which march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling places that are not theirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/habakkuk/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I am going to send the Babylonians, that fierce and reckless nation. They will march throughout the earth to take possession of lands that don't belong to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/habakkuk/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am bringing the Babylonians to power, those fierce, restless people. They are marching out across the world to conquer other lands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/habakkuk/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Watch out! For I am bringing in the Chaldeans, that cruel and impetuous people, who sweep across the earth dispossessing people from homes not their own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/habakkuk/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans?that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/habakkuk/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look, I am about to empower the Babylonians, that ruthless and greedy nation. They sweep across the surface of the earth, seizing dwelling places that do not belong to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/habakkuk/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For, look, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling places not his own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/habakkuk/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwelling-places that are not theirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/habakkuk/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For, behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation who march through the width of the earth, to possess dwelling places that are not theirs. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/habakkuk/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, "" The bitter and hasty nation, "" That is going to the broad places of earth, "" To occupy dwelling places not his own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/habakkuk/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/habakkuk/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For behold me raising up the Chaldeans, the nation bitter and hasty, going upon the wide places of the land to possess the dwelling not to him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/habakkuk/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For behold, I will raise up the Chaldeans, a bitter and swift nation, marching upon the breadth of the earth, to possess the dwelling places that are not their own. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/habakkuk/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For behold, I will raise up the Chaldeans, a bitter and swift people, marching across the width of the earth, to possess tabernacles not their own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/habakkuk/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For now I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and impulsive people, Who march the breadth of the land to take dwellings not their own. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/habakkuk/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For I am rousing the Chaldeans, that fierce and impetuous nation, who march through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/habakkuk/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For, behold, I raise up the Chaldeans, that hasty and bitter nation, who shall march through the breadth of the land to possess the dwelling places that are not theirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/habakkuk/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because, behold, I raise up the Chaldeans, an insolent and bitter people that goes into the breadth of the Earth to inherit tents that are not his<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/habakkuk/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, That bitter and impetuous nation, That march through the breadth of the earth, To possess dwelling-places that are not theirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/habakkuk/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore, behold, I stir up the Chaldeans, the bitter and hasty nation, that walks upon the breadth of the earth, to inherit tabernacles not his own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ryPix4COoVE?start=52" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/habakkuk/1.htm">The LORD's Answer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5</span>“Look at the nations and observe—be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: mê·qîm (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">I am raising up</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3778.htm" title="3778: hak·kaś·dîm (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- A region of S. Bab. and its inhab. (occasionally with enclitic) Kasdiymah; towards the Kasdites.">the Chaldeans—</a> <a href="/hebrew/4751.htm" title="4751: ham·mar (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bitter, bitterness. Or marah; from marar; bitter; also bitterness, or bitterly.">that ruthless</a> <a href="/hebrew/4116.htm" title="4116: wə·han·nim·hār (Conj-w, Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To hasten. A primitive root; properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. to hurry; often used adverbially, promptly.">and impetuous</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w (Art:: N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ha·hō·w·lêḵ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">which marches</a> <a href="/hebrew/4800.htm" title="4800: lə·mer·ḥă·ḇê- (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- A broad or roomy place. From rachab; enlargement, either literally, or figuratively.">through the breadth</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lā·re·šeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">to seize</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: miš·kā·nō·wṯ (N-mp) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">dwellings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">their own.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>They are dreaded and feared; from themselves they derive justice and sovereignty.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-15.htm">Jeremiah 5:15-17</a></span><br />Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand. / Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men. / They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Deuteronomy 28:49-52</a></span><br />The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand, / a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young. / They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have caused you to perish. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">2 Kings 24:1-2</a></span><br />During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar. / And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Jeremiah 4:11-13</a></span><br />At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift; / a wind too strong for that comes from Me. Now I also pronounce judgments against them.” / Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a></span><br />The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a></span><br />In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a></span><br />behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-6.htm">2 Chronicles 36:6-7</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jehoiakim and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon. / Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon some of the articles from the house of the LORD, and he put them in his temple in Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">Isaiah 5:26-30</a></span><br />He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come! / None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken. / Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-22.htm">Jeremiah 6:22-23</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth. / They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-19.htm">Ezekiel 21:19-23</a></span><br />“Now you, son of man, mark out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same land. And make a signpost where the road branches off to each city. / Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem. / For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-41.htm">Jeremiah 50:41-42</a></span><br />Behold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth. / They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Lamentations 1:5</a></span><br />Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a></span><br />Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-7.htm">Jeremiah 21:7</a></span><br />‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For, see, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwelling places that are not their's.</p><p class="hdg">I raise.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Deuteronomy 28:49-52</a></b></br> The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, <i>as swift</i> as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a></b></br> And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-6.htm">2 Chronicles 36:6,17</a></b></br> Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon… </p><p class="hdg">breadth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/jonah/3-3.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/daniel/9-1.htm">Chaldaeans</a> <a href="/daniel/9-1.htm">Chaldeans</a> <a href="/nahum/3-8.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-23.htm">Dwellingplaces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-23.htm">Dwelling-Places</a> <a href="/nahum/3-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/nahum/1-6.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/daniel/2-15.htm">Hasty</a> <a href="/job/6-3.htm">Impetuous</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-2.htm">Living-Places</a> <a href="/nahum/2-5.htm">March</a> <a href="/micah/4-7.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/nahum/3-12.htm">Places</a> <a href="/micah/1-15.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Quick-Moving</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Raising</a> <a href="/romans/11-14.htm">Rousing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Ruthless</a> <a href="/nahum/2-9.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/joel/2-19.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Spaces</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Sweep</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">Theirs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-11.htm">Their's</a> <a href="/micah/7-14.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/nahum/2-8.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-2.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/acts/7-4.htm">Chaldaeans</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-15.htm">Chaldeans</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-17.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Dwellingplaces</a> <a href="/genesis/36-43.htm">Dwelling-Places</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-10.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-8.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/luke/16-9.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-22.htm">Hasty</a> <a href="/acts/2-2.htm">Impetuous</a> <a href="/numbers/35-3.htm">Living-Places</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-12.htm">March</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-1.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-10.htm">Places</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Quick-Moving</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-9.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Raising</a> <a href="/acts/21-27.htm">Rousing</a> <a href="/romans/1-31.htm">Ruthless</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-13.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-4.htm">Spaces</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-11.htm">Sweep</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-17.htm">Theirs</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-2.htm">Their's</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-7.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-11.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-2.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Habakkuk 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-1.htm">Unto Habakkuk, complaining of the iniquity of the land,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-5.htm">is shown the fearful vengeance by the Chaldeans.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-12.htm">He complains that vengeance should be executed by them who are far worse.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Chaldeans, also known as the Babylonians, were a Semitic people who rose to power in the late 7th century BC. Their rise was part of God's plan to discipline Judah for its disobedience, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a>. This demonstrates God's ability to use even pagan nations to fulfill His purposes, a theme also evident in <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a> with Assyria.<p><b>that ruthless and impetuous nation</b><br>The Chaldeans are described as ruthless, highlighting their cruelty and lack of mercy, which is historically supported by their military campaigns and conquests. The term "impetuous" suggests their swift and aggressive nature, often acting without restraint. This characterization aligns with historical records of the Babylonian Empire under leaders like Nebuchadnezzar II, known for their formidable and relentless expansion.<p><b>which marches through the breadth of the earth</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the vast reach of the Babylonian Empire, which extended across much of the ancient Near East. Their military campaigns were extensive, and they were known for their ability to conquer and control large territories. This expansion is documented in historical texts and archaeological findings, such as the Babylonian Chronicles, which detail their conquests.<p><b>to seize dwellings not their own.</b><br>The Babylonians were notorious for their practice of conquering lands and exiling populations, as seen in the capture of Jerusalem and the subsequent Babylonian Exile of the Jewish people in 586 BC. This act of seizing dwellings not their own is a direct fulfillment of God's warning to Judah, illustrating the consequences of their unfaithfulness. It also foreshadows the eventual return and restoration of Israel, as prophesied in books like Jeremiah and Ezekiel, pointing to God's redemptive plan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/habakkuk.htm">Habakkuk</a></b><br>A prophet in the Old Testament who dialogues with God about the problem of evil and injustice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/chaldeans.htm">Chaldeans</a></b><br>Also known as the Babylonians, they were a powerful and ruthless nation known for their military conquests and expansion.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing impending judgment due to its disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The event where God uses the Chaldeans as an instrument of judgment against Judah for their sins.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_conquest.htm">Babylonian Conquest</a></b><br>The historical event where the Chaldeans conquered many nations, including Judah, leading to the Babylonian exile.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is in control of all nations and uses them to fulfill His purposes, even when they are unaware of it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_instrument_of_judgment.htm">The Instrument of Judgment</a></b><br>God can use even wicked nations as instruments of His judgment, reminding us of His ultimate authority and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Judah's experience with the Chaldeans serves as a warning about the consequences of turning away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Even when circumstances seem dire, believers are called to trust in God's overarching plan and His ability to bring about His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_return.htm">Repentance and Return</a></b><br>The impending judgment was also a call for Judah to repent and return to God, highlighting the importance of repentance in our own lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_habakkuk_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Habakkuk 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_of_chaldean_conquest.htm">Where is the archaeological or historical evidence that the Chaldeans (Habakkuk 1:5–6) conquered exactly as described? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_wrote_the_book_of_habakkuk.htm">Who is the author of the Book of Habakkuk?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_faith_align_with_law_adherence.htm">(Habakkuk 2:4) How can “the righteous shall live by faith” be reconciled with other passages that emphasize strict adherence to the Law? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_micah_3_3_align_with_history.htm">In Micah 3:3, the graphic language seems hyperbolic—how can it be reconciled with historical or archeological records of Israelite practices? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/habakkuk/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">I raise up the Chaldeans</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, I am bringing up the Chaldaean or Babylonian armies into Judaea. The phrase implies that the Chaldaeans were not yet in Judaea, but there is no occasion to find an allusion to the recent rise of the Chaldaean nation. We notice this point because an ethnological theory (now generally abandoned) has regarded the Chaldaeans of the prophetic period as raised to national existence only a little time before the date of Habakkuk. It was supposed that they were a race distinct from the Chaldaeans of earlier Scripture; being, in fact, an association of northern hordes who had but recently penetrated the lower Mesopotamian valley. <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm" title="For, see, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwelling places that are not theirs.">Habakkuk 1:6</a> and <a href="/isaiah/23-13.htm" title="Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.">Isaiah 23:13</a> were therefore interpreted as illustrating the fact that these new nationalities "were on a sudden 'raised up,' elevated from their low estate of Assyrian colonists, to be the conquering people which they became under Nebuchadnezzar." The confutation of this theory may be found in Rawlinson's <span class= "ital">Ancient Monarchies,</span> i. 57, 59. It appears that Babylon was peopled at this time, not, as was formerly supposed, with hordes of Armenians, Arabs, Kurds, and Sclaves, but with a mixed population, in which the old Chaldaean and Assyrian elements preponderated. The Chaldaeans of the seventh century B.C. were, in fact, as legitimate descendants of the people of Nimrod's empire as we are of the Saxons. Certainly, the rapidity with which Babylon rose from the position of an Assyrian colony to that of ruler of Asia was marvellous. But the work which is to make the Jews wonder is not God's choice of an agent, but that agent's proceeding; not the elevation of one Gentile power in the place of another, but the attack which that new power is to make upon the sacred city.<p><span class= "bld">Bitter and hasty</span>.--Better, <span class= "ital">fierce and impetuous.</span> The association of these two epithets, <span class= "ital">mar</span> and <span class= "ital">nimhar,</span> is the more forcible, because of their similarity in sound. With respect to the whole passage <a href="/context/habakkuk/1-6.htm" title="For, see, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwelling places that are not theirs.">Habakkuk 1:6-11</a>, Kleinert well remarks, "The present passage is the <span class= "ital">locus classicus</span> for the characteristics of this warlike people, just as <a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm" title="And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss to them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:">Isaiah 5:26</a> <span class= "ital">seq.</span> is for the characteristics of the Assyrians."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/habakkuk/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - The executors of the Divine vengeance are now plainly announced. <span class="cmt_word">I raise up.</span> God does it; he uses the power and passion of men to work out his designs (<a href="/1_kings/11-14.htm">1 Kings 11:14, 23</a>; <a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Amos 6:14</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The Chaldeans</span>; <span class="accented">Kasidim.</span> By this appellation the prophets signify the soldiers or inhabitants of Babylon, which won its independence and commenced its wonderfully rapid career of conquest after the tall of Nineveh, between <span class="date">B.C. 626</span> and 608. At the time when Habakkuk wrote the Chaldeans had not appeared in Judaea, and no apprehension of danger from them was entertained. <span class="cmt_word">Bitter and hasty.</span> The former epithet refers to their cruelty and ferocity (comp. <a href="/isaiah/14-6.htm">Isaiah 14:6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/6-23.htm">Jeremiah 6:23</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/50-42.htm">Jeremiah 50:42</a>). They are called "hasty," as being vehement and impetuous in attack and rapid in movement. <span class="cmt_word">Which shall march through the breadth of the land;</span> <span class="accented">which marcheth through the breadths of the</span> earth. The statement explains the general character of the Chaldeans, and points to the foreign conquests of Nebuchadnezzar. LXX., <span class="greek">Τὸ πορευόμενον ἐπὶ τὰ πλάτη τῆς γῆς</span> (comp. <a href="/revelation/20-9.htm">Revelation 20:9</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנְנִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I am raising up</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵקִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(mê·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Chaldeans—</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kaś·dîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that ruthless</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4751.htm">Strong's 4751: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bitter, bitterness, bitterly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and impetuous</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַנִּמְהָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·han·nim·hār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4116.htm">Strong's 4116: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nation</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגּ֖וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that marches</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽהוֹלֵךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hō·w·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through the breadth</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמֶרְחֲבֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mer·ḥă·ḇê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4800.htm">Strong's 4800: </a> </span><span class="str2">A broad or roomy place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to seize</span><br /><span class="heb">לָרֶ֖שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·re·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dwelling places</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁכָּנ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(miš·kā·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹּא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their own.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">OT Prophets: Habakkuk 1:6 For behold I raise up the Chaldeans (Hab Hb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/habakkuk/1-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Habakkuk 1:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Habakkuk 1:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/habakkuk/1-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Habakkuk 1:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Habakkuk 1:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>