Habakkuk 1:7
ContextNET © | They are frightening and terrifying; they decide for themselves what is right. 1 |
NIV © | They are a feared and dreaded people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own honour. |
NASB © | "They are dreaded and feared; Their justice and authority originate with themselves. |
NLT © | They are notorious for their cruelty. They do as they like, and no one can stop them. |
MSG © | A dreadful and terrible people, making up its own rules as it goes. |
BBE © | They are greatly to be feared: their right comes from themselves. |
NRSV © | Dread and fearsome are they; their justice and dignity proceed from themselves. |
NKJV © | They are terrible and dreadful; Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves. |
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NET © | They are frightening and terrifying; they decide for themselves what is right. 1 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “from him his justice, even his lifting up, goes out.” In this context שְׂאֵת (sÿ’et) probably has the nuance “authority.” See R. D. Patterson, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah (WEC), 150. |