Habakkuk 2:8
ContextNET © | Because you robbed many countries, 1 all who are left among the nations 2 will rob you. You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, 3 and those who live in them. |
NIV © | Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you. For you have shed man’s blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them. |
NASB © | "Because you have looted many nations, All the remainder of the peoples will loot you— Because of human bloodshed and violence done to the land, To the town and all its inhabitants. |
NLT © | You have plundered many nations; now they will plunder you. You murderers! You have filled the countryside with violence and all the cities, too. |
MSG © | You've plundered nation after nation. Now you'll get a taste of your own medicine. All the survivors are out to plunder you, a payback for all your murders and massacres. |
BBE © | Because you have taken their goods from great nations, all the rest of the peoples will take your goods from you; because of men’s blood and violent acts against the land and the town and all who are living in it. |
NRSV © | Because you have plundered many nations, all that survive of the peoples shall plunder you—because of human bloodshed, and violence to the earth, to cities and all who live in them. |
NKJV © | Because you have plundered many nations, All the remnant of the people shall plunder you, Because of men’s blood And the violence of the land and the city, And of all who dwell in it. |
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NET © [draft] ITL | Because <03588> you <0859> robbed <07997> many <07227> countries <07997> <01471> , all <03605> who are left among the nations <05971> will rob <03499> you. You have shed human <0120> blood <01818> and committed violent <02555> acts against lands <0776> , cities <07151> , and those who live in them.<03427> |
NET © | Because you robbed many countries, 1 all who are left among the nations 2 will rob you. You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, 3 and those who live in them. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “nations.” 2 tn Or “peoples.” 3 tn Heb “because of the shed blood of humankind and violence against land, city.” The singular forms אֶרֶץ (’erets, “land”) and קִרְיָה (qiryah, “city”) are collective, referring to all the lands and cities terrorized by the Babylonians. |