MANNAFEST

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.

KJV

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4 additional translations
ASV

Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a derision unto him; he derideth every stronghold; for he heapeth up dust, and taketh it.

WEB

They scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it.

YLT

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.

DBT

Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a scorn unto him; he derideth every stronghold: for he heapeth up dust, and taketh it.

About this book

Old Testament

HabakkukA 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

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