Habakkuk 1:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For behold, 
 
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
I am raisingמֵקִים֙
(me·kim)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
up the Chaldeans,הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים
(hak·kas·dim,)
3778: a region of S. Bab. and its inhab.from Kesed
That fierceהַמַּ֣ר
(ham·mar)
4751: bitter, bitternessfrom marar
and impetuousוְהַנִּמְהָ֑ר
(ve·han·nim·har;)
4116: to hastena prim. root
peopleהַגֹּ֖וי
(hag·go·vy)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
Who marchהַֽהֹולֵךְ֙
(ha·ho·v·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
throughoutלְמֶרְחֲבֵי־
(le·mer·cha·vei-)
4800: a broad or roomy placefrom rachab
the earthאֶ֔רֶץ
(e·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
To seizeלָרֶ֖שֶׁת
(la·re·shet)
3423: to take possession of, inherit, dispossessa prim. root
dwelling placesמִשְׁכָּנֹ֥ות
(mish·ka·no·vt)
4908: dwelling place, tabernaclefrom shakan
which are not theirs. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
For lo I raise up
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
the Chaldeans
Kasdiy  (kas-dee')
Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea.
that bitter
mar  (mar)
bitter; also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly -- + angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, great, heavy.
and hasty
mahar  (maw-har')
to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly
nation
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
which shall march
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
through the breadth
merchab  (mer-khawb')
enlargement, either literally (an open space, usually in a good sense), or figuratively (liberty) -- breadth, large place (room).
of the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
to possess
yarash  (yaw-rash')
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
the dwellingplaces
mishkan  (mish-kawn')
a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)
that are not theirs
Parallel Verses
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.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

International Standard Version
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.

NET Bible
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.

King James 2000 Bible
For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the earth, to possess the dwelling places that are not theirs.
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