Habakkuk 1:9
“They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.”
King James Version (KJV)
Other Translations of Habakkuk 1:9
“They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup vp as the East winde, and they shall gather the captiuitie as the sand.”King James Version (1611) -
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“"All of them come for violence. Their horde of faces {moves} forward. They collect captives like sand.”New American Standard Version (1995)
“They come all of them for violence; the set of their faces is forwards; and they gather captives as the sand.”American Standard Version (1901)
“They are coming all of them with force; the direction of their faces is forward, the number of their prisoners is like the sands of the sea.”Basic English Bible
“They come all of them for violence: the crowd of their faces is forwards, and they gather captives as the sand.”Darby Bible
“They shall all come to the prey, their face is like a burning wind: and they shall gather together captives as the sand. ”Douay Rheims Bible
“They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand. ”Webster's Bible
“All of them come for violence. Their hordes face the desert. He gathers prisoners like sand.”World English Bible
“Wholly for violence it doth come in, Their faces swallowing up the east wind, And it doth gather as the sand a captivity.”Youngs Literal Bible
“ They come all of them for violence; their faces are set eagerly as the east wind; and they gather captives as the sand.”Jewish Publication Society Bible
Andy Howard's comment on 2011-08-24 12:30:23:
The New World Translation's version of Habakkuk 1:9 reads as follows:
In its entirety it comes for mere violence. The assembling of their faces is as [the] east wind, and it gathers up captives just like the sand.
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