Habakkuk 1:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.”
Habakkuk 1:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Habakkuk 1:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Habakkuk 1:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Look among the nations, watch, and wonder marvelously; for I am working a work in your days which you will not believe though it is told you.”
Habakkuk 1:5 — World English Bible
Habakkuk 1:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Behold ye among the nations, and look, and wonder marvellously; for I am working a work in your days, which ye will not believe though it be told you. ”
Habakkuk 1:5 — American Standard Version
Habakkuk 1:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Look ye on nations, and behold and marvel greatly. For a work He is working in your days, Ye do not believe though it is declared.”
Habakkuk 1:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Habakkuk 1:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“See ye among the nations, and behold, and wonder marvellously; for [I] work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be declared [to you]. ”
Habakkuk 1:5 — Darby Translation
Habakkuk 1:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Beholde among the heathen, and regarde, and wonder, and maruaile: for I will worke a worke in your dayes: yee will not beleeue it, though it be tolde you.”
Habakkuk 1:5 — Geneva Bible
Habakkuk 1:5 in Context — Habakkuk 1
3 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
4 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
5 Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.
6 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 theirs.
7 They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.
What Does Habakkuk 1:5 Mean?
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