Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thy soul.
You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.
Thou hast counselled a shameful thing to thy house, To cut off many peoples, and sinful is thy soul.
Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thine own soul.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentHabakkuk — A prophet in dialogue with God — two complaints, two answers, a psalm. ‘The just shall live by his faith’ — cited three times in the NT.
- Author
- Habakkuk the prophet (1:1)
- Date
- Late 7th c. BC, shortly before the Babylonian rise to dominance