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Habakkuk 2:7

Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808 →
פֶ֗תַעFe.ta'suddenlyH6621 →
יָק֙וּמוּ֙ya.Ku.muwill they ariseH6965 →
נֹשְׁכֶ֔יךָno.she.Khei.kha[those who] pay interest to youH5391 →
וְיִקְצ֖וּve.yik.Tzuand may they awake?H3364 →
מְזַעְזְעֶ֑יךָme.za'.ze.'Ei.kha[those who will] make tremble youH2111 →
וְהָיִ֥יתָve.ha.Yi.taand you will becomeH1961 →
לִמְשִׁסּ֖וֹתlim.shi.Sot<into> plunder<s>H4933 →
לָֽמוֹ׃la.mofor them

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Proverbs 29:1A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.Isaiah 45:1–3This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:Isaiah 41:25I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.Jeremiah 8:17“For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD.Isaiah 21:2–9A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”Daniel 5:25–31Now this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.Nahum 1:9–10Whatever you plot against the LORD, He will bring to an end. Affliction will not rise up a second time.1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.Jeremiah 51:11Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD—vengeance for His temple.Ecclesiastes 10:8He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.Isaiah 47:11But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.Isaiah 13:16–18Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.Isaiah 46:11I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.Jeremiah 51:27–28“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.Isaiah 13:1–5This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:Jeremiah 50:21–32Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the residents of Pekod. Kill them and devote them to destruction. Do all that I have commanded you,” declares the LORD.Jeremiah 51:57I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.Isaiah 48:14–15Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.

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