Habakkuk 1:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"They mockיִתְקַלָּ֔ס
(yit·kal·las,)
7046: to mock, scoffa prim. root
at kingsבַּמְּלָכִ֣ים
(bam·me·la·chim)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
And rulersוְרֹזְנִ֖ים
(ve·ro·ze·nim)
7336: to be weighty, judicious or commandinga prim. root
are a laughingמִשְׂחָ֣ק
(mis·chak)
4890: object of derisionfrom sachaq
matter to them. They laughיִשְׂחָ֔ק
(yis·chak,)
7832: to laugha prim. root
at everyלְכָל־
(le·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
fortressמִבְצָ֣ר
(miv·tzar)
4013: fortificationfrom batsar
And heapוַיִּצְבֹּ֥ר
(vai·yitz·bor)
6651: to heap upa prim. root
up rubbleעָפָ֖ר
(a·far)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
to captureוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃
(vai·yil·ke·dah.)
3920: to capture, seize, takea prim. root
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KJV Lexicon
And they shall scoff
qalac  (kaw-las')
to disparage, i.e. ridicule -- mock, scoff, scorn.
at the kings
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
and the princes
razan  (raw-zan')
probably to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) honorable -- prince, ruler.
shall be a scorn
mischaq  (mis-khawk')
a laughing-stock -- scorn.
unto them they shall deride
sachaq  (saw-khak')
to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play -- deride, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.
every strong hold
mibtsar  (mib-tsawr')
a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender -- (de-, most) fenced, fortress, (most) strong (hold).
for they shall heap
tsabar  (tsaw-bar')
to aggregate -- gather (together), heap (up), lay up.
dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
and take
lakad  (law-kad')
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
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Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"They mock at kings And rulers are a laughing matter to them. They laugh at every fortress And heap up rubble to capture it.

King James Bible
And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They mock kings, and rulers are a joke to them. They laugh at every fortress and build siege ramps to capture it.

International Standard Version
They make fun of kings, deriding those who rule. They laugh at all of the fortified places, constructing ramps to seize them.

NET Bible
They mock kings and laugh at rulers. They laugh at every fortified city; they build siege ramps and capture them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They will make fun of kings and treat rulers as a joke. They will laugh at every fortified city and build a dirt ramp to capture it.

King James 2000 Bible
And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every stronghold; for they shall heap up earth, and take it.
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