7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee: and they be stirred up that shall tear thee, and thou shalt be a spoil to them?


In Context

4 Behold, he that is unbelieving, his soul shall not be right in himself: but the just shall live in his faith.

5 And as wine deceiveth him that drinketh it: so shall the proud man be, and he shall not be honoured: who hath enlarged his desire like hell: and is himself like death, and he is never satisfied: but will gather together unto him all nations, and heap together unto him all people.

6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a dark speech concerning him: and it shall be said: Woe to him that heapeth together that which is not his own? how long also doth he load himself with thick clay?

7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee: and they be stirred up that shall tear thee, and thou shalt be a spoil to them?

8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all that shall be left of the people shall spoil thee: because of men's blood, and for the iniquity of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

9 Woe to him that gathereth together an evil covetousness to his house, that his nest may be on high, and thinketh he may be delivered out of the hand of evil.

Habakkuk 2:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:7Will not your debtors suddenly arise? Will they not wake up and make you tremble? Then you will become their victim.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booty unto them?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:7Shall 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?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:7Shall they not rise suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall disturb thee, and thou shalt be for booties to them?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:7Won't your debtors rise up suddenly, and wake up those who make you tremble, and you will be their victim?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:7Do not thy usurers instantly rise up, And those shaking thee awake up, And thou hast been for a spoil to them?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite you, and awake that shall vex you, and you shall be for booties to them?