Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
and rulers are a joke to them.
They laugh
and build siege ramps to capture
New American Standard Bible
And rulers are a laughing matter to them.
They
And
King James Version
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.
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.
A Conservative Version
Yea, he scoffs at kings, and rulers are a derision to him. He derides every stronghold, for he heaps up dust, and takes it.
American Standard Version
Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a derision unto him; he derideth every stronghold; for he heapeth up dust, and taketh it.
Amplified
“They make fun of kings
And rulers are a laughing matter to them.
They ridicule every stronghold
And heap up rubble [for earth mounds] and capture it.
Bible in Basic English
He makes little of kings, rulers are a sport to him; all the strong places are to be laughed at; for he makes earthworks and takes them.
Darby Translation
Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a scorn unto him; he derideth every stronghold: for he heapeth up dust, and taketh it.
Julia Smith Translation
And he shall scoff at kings, and princes a derision to him: at every fortress he shall deride, and he shall heap up dust and take it
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they themselves scoff at kings and rulers [are] a joke to them. They laugh at every fortification, and they heap up earth and take it.
Modern King James verseion
And they shall scoff at the kings, and the rulers shall be a scorn to them. They shall laugh at every stronghold, for he shall heap up dust and capture it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They shall mock the kings, and laugh the princes to scorn. They shall not set by any strong hold, for they shall lay ordinance against it, and take it.
NET Bible
They mock kings and laugh at rulers. They laugh at every fortified city; they build siege ramps and capture them.
New Heart English Bible
And they scoff at kings and deride rulers. He laughs at every stronghold, for he builds up an earthen ramp, and takes it.
The Emphasized Bible
And, he, over kings, will make merry, and, nobles, will be a scorn to him: he, at any fortress, will laugh, once he hath heaped up dust, he hath captured it!
Webster
And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn to them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
World English Bible
Yes, he scoffs at kings, and princes are a derision to him. He laughs at every stronghold, for he builds up an earthen ramp, and takes it.
Youngs Literal Translation
And at kings it doth scoff, And princes are a laughter to it, At every fenced place it doth laugh, And it heapeth up dust, and captureth it.
Interlinear
Sachaq
Word Count of 20 Translations in Habakkuk 1:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Answer To Habakkuk
9
their faces
They gather
and rulers are a joke to them.
They laugh
and build siege ramps to capture
and pass through.
They are guilty;
Phrases
Cross References
2 Chronicles 36:6
Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked him
2 Chronicles 36:10
In the spring
Isaiah 14:16
they will look closely at you:
“Is this the man who caused the earth to tremble,
who shook the kingdoms,
Jeremiah 32:24
Look! Siege ramps
2 Kings 24:12
Jehoiachin king of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the king of Babylon.
So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign.
2 Kings 25:6-7
The Chaldeans seized the king
Jeremiah 33:4
For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says concerning the houses of this city and the palaces of Judah’s kings, the ones torn down for defense against the siege ramps and the sword:
Jeremiah 52:4-7
In the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon advanced against Jerusalem with his entire army. They laid siege to the city and built a siege wall all around it.