Parallel Verses
Amplified
“Then they will sweep by like the wind and pass on.
But they will be held guilty,
They [and all men] whose own power and strength is their god.”
New American Standard Bible
But they will be held
They whose
King James Version
Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.
Holman Bible
and pass through.
They are guilty;
International Standard Version
Then like the wind sweeping by they will pass through they're guilty because they say their power is their god."
A Conservative Version
Then he shall sweep by [as] a wind, and shall pass over, and be guilty; he whose might is his god.
American Standard Version
Then shall he sweep by as a wind, and shall pass over, and be guilty, even he whose might is his god.
Bible in Basic English
Then his purpose will be changed, over-stepping the limit; he will make his strength his god.
Darby Translation
Then will his mind change, and he will pass on, and become guilty: this his power is become his +god.
Julia Smith Translation
Then the spirit changed, and he will pass over, and he transgressed: this his strength is his God.
King James 2000
Then shall his mind change, and he shall transgress, and offend, ascribing this his power unto his god.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then they sweep [like the] wind and pass on; they become guilty, whose might [is] their god!"
Modern King James verseion
Then he sweeps on like a wind, and he transgresses and is guilty, crediting his power to his god.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then shall they take a fresh courage unto them, to go forth and do more evil, and so ascribe that power unto their God.
NET Bible
They sweep by like the wind and pass on. But the one who considers himself a god will be held guilty."
New Heart English Bible
Then he sweeps by like the wind, and goes on. He is indeed guilty, whose strength is his god."
The Emphasized Bible
Then, hath he become arrogant in spirit, and hath committed excess, and so is guilty, - this his violence, is due to his god.
Webster
Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power to his god.
World English Bible
Then he sweeps by like the wind, and goes on. He is indeed guilty, whose strength is his god."
Youngs Literal Translation
Then passed on hath the spirit, Yea, he doth transgress, And doth ascribe this his power to his god.
Interlinear
Ruwach
Chalaph
Word Count of 20 Translations in Habakkuk 1:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Answer To Habakkuk
10
“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.
“Then they will sweep by like the wind and pass on.
But they will be held guilty,
They [and all men] whose own power and strength is their god.”
Are You not from everlasting,
O Lord, my God, My Holy One?
We will not die.
O Lord, You have appointed the Chaldeans [who rule in Babylon] to execute [Your] judgment,
And You, O Rock, have established them to correct and chastise.
Cross References
Jeremiah 4:11-12
In that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A scorching wind from the barren heights in the wilderness [comes at My command] against the daughter of My people—not [a wind] to winnow and not to cleanse [from chaff, as when threshing, but]
Daniel 4:30-34
The king said thoughtfully, ‘Is not this the great Babylon which I myself have built as the royal residence and seat of government by the might of my power and for the honor and glory of my majesty?’
Daniel 5:3-4
Then they brought in the gold and silver vessels that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God which was in Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them.
Daniel 5:20
But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became so proud that he behaved arrogantly, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken away from him.