Habakkuk 1:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Allכֻּלֹּה֙
(kul·loh)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
of them comeיָבֹ֔וא
(ya·vo·v,)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
for violence.לְחָמָ֣ס
(le·cha·mas)
2555: violence, wrongfrom chamas
Their hordeמְגַמַּ֥ת
(me·gam·mat)
4041: perhaps assemblingfrom the same as gam
of facesפְּנֵיהֶ֖ם
(pe·nei·hem)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
[moves] forward.קָדִ֑ימָה
(ka·di·mah;)
6921: east, east windfrom the same as qedem
They collectוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף
(vai·ye·'e·sof)
622: to gather, removea prim. root
captivesשֶֽׁבִי׃
(she·vi.)
7628b: captivity, captivesfrom shabah
like sand.כַּחֹ֖ול
(ka·cho·vl)
2344: sandfrom chul


















KJV Lexicon
They shall come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
all for violence
chamac  (khaw-mawce')
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain -- cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
their faces
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
shall sup up
mgammah  (meg-am-maw')
accumulation, i.e. impulse or direction -- sup up.
as the east wind
qadiym  (kaw-deem')
the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind) -- east(-ward, wind).
and they shall gather
'acaph  (aw-saf')
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove
the captivity
shbiy  (sheb-ee')
exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty -- captive(-ity), prisoners, take away, that was taken.
as the sand
chowl  (khole)
sand (as round or whirling particles) -- sand.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"All of them come for violence. Their horde of faces moves forward. They collect captives like sand.

King James 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
All of them come to do violence; their faces are set in determination. They gather prisoners like sand.

International Standard Version
"They all come to oppress— hordes of them, their faces pressing onward— they take prisoners as numerous as the desert sand!

NET Bible
All of them intend to do violence; every face is determined. They take prisoners as easily as one scoops up sand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They will all come for violence. Every face will be directed forward. They will gather prisoners like sand.

King James 2000 Bible
They shall all come for violence: their faces are set like the east wind, and they shall gather captives as the sand.
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