Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And those who
Indeed, you will become plunder for them.
King James Version
Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
Holman Bible
and those who disturb you wake up?
Then you will become spoil for them.
International Standard Version
Won't your creditors revolt unexpectedly? Won't those who make you tremble wake up? As a result, you'll become their prey!
A Conservative Version
Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee. And thou shall be for booty to them?
American Standard Version
Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booty unto them?
Amplified
“Will your creditors not rise up suddenly,
And those who collect from you awaken?
Then you will become plunder for them.
Bible in Basic English
Will not your creditors suddenly be moved against you, and your troublers get up from their sleep, and you will be to them like goods taken in war?
Darby Translation
Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and they awake up that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
Julia Smith Translation
Shall they not rise up suddenly, biting thee? and they disquieting thee shall rise up, and thou wert for plunder to them.
King James 2000
Shall they not rise up suddenly that are your creditors, and awake that shall oppress you, and you shall be for booty unto them?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Will not your creditors suddenly rise up and awaken those who make you tremble? Then you shall be as plunder for them.
Modern King James verseion
Shall not those who strike you rise up suddenly, and those who shake you awake, and you become a prize to them?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O how suddenly will they stand up, that shall bite thee, and awake, that shall tear thee in pieces? Yea, thou shalt be their prey.
NET Bible
Your creditors will suddenly attack; those who terrify you will spring into action, and they will rob you.
New Heart English Bible
Won't your debtors rise up suddenly, and wake up those who make you tremble, and you will be their victim?
The Emphasized Bible
Will not thy creditors, suddenly rise up? and they who shall violently shake thee, all at once become active? Then shalt thou serve for booties, unto them!
Webster
Shall they not rise suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall disturb thee, and thou shalt be for booties to them?
World English Bible
Won't your debtors rise up suddenly, and wake up those who make you tremble, and you will be their victim?
Youngs Literal Translation
Do not thy usurers instantly rise up, And those shaking thee awake up, And thou hast been for a spoil to them?
Themes
Glory » Whose glory becomes shame
Iniquity » Those that build a city with iniquity
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Increase, by oppression
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Habakkuk 2:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Doom On The Unrighteous
6
Will they all taunt him by directing clever sayings and riddles at him? They will say: How horrible it will be for the one who makes himself rich with what is not his own (by extortion) and makes himself wealthy on loans. How long will this go on?
7
And those who
Indeed, you will become plunder for them.
Cross References
Proverbs 29:1
He who is often reprimanded and hardens his neck will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Ecclesiastes 10:8
He that digs a pit will fall into it. A serpent will bite whoever breaks through a hedge.
Isaiah 13:1-5
The pronouncement Isaiah the son of Amoz saw in vision.
Isaiah 13:16-18
Their infant children will be dashed to pieces before their eyes. Their houses will be plundered and their wives raped.
Isaiah 21:2-9
I have seen a vision of cruel events, a vision of betrayal and destruction. Army of Elam, attack! Army of Media, lay siege to the cities! God will put an end to the suffering that Babylon has caused.
Isaiah 41:25
I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes! One from the rising sun calls on my name. He treads on rulers as if they were mortar, as if he were a potter treading the clay.
Isaiah 45:1-3
This is WHAT JEHOVAH SAYS ABOUT CYRUS, his anointed one: I have held him by his right hand so he could conquer the nations ahead of him; that he could strip kings of their power, and open doors ahead of him so that the gates would not be shut.
Isaiah 46:11
I summon a bird of prey from the east. I summon a man to fulfill my purpose from a far off land. What I have said I will bring about. What I have determined (purposed) I will do.
Isaiah 47:11
Disaster will come upon you, and none of your magic can stop it. Ruin will come on you suddenly, ruin you never dreamed of!
Isaiah 48:14-15
Gather together, all of you, and listen. What idol has revealed such things? Jehovah loves Cyrus. He will carry out Jehovah's plan against Babylon. He will use his strength against the Babylonians.
Jeremiah 8:17
I am sending serpents against you, adders, for which there is no charm. They will bite you, says Jehovah.
Jeremiah 50:21-32
Attack the land of Merathaim and the people who live in Pekod. Claim them for me by killing them with a sword, says Jehovah. Do everything I commanded you.
Jeremiah 51:11
Jehovah has stirred up the kings of Media, because he intends to destroy Babylon. That is how he will take revenge for the destruction of his Temple. The attacking officers command: Sharpen your arrows! Get your shields ready!
Jeremiah 51:27-28
Raise your battle flag throughout the world. Blow the ram's horn among the nations. Prepare nations to attack Babylon. Tell the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz to attack it. Appoint a commander to lead the attack. Bring up horses like a swarm of locusts.
Jeremiah 51:57
I will make their officials and wise men drunk, along with their governors, officers, and soldiers. They will fall into a deep sleep and never wake up, proclaims the king, whose name is Jehovah of Hosts.
Daniel 5:25-31
This is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.
Nahum 1:9-10
What do you fabricate (impute) against Jehovah? He will exterminate it! Affliction will not rise up a second time.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
When they say, Peace and security! then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labor pains come to a pregnant woman. They will not escape.