NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And they shall scoffqalac (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 it 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. Links Habakkuk 1:10Habakkuk 1:10 NIV Habakkuk 1:10 NLT Habakkuk 1:10 ESV Habakkuk 1:10 NASB Habakkuk 1:10 KJV |
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