Habakkuk 1:10
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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.They scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it.
In other translations
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.They scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it.
Hebrew words
וְהוּאvehu'and itH1931בַּמְּלָכִיםbamelakhim<in> <the> kingsH4428יִתְקַלָּסyitkalasit deridesH7046וְרֹזְנִיםverozenimand rulersH7336מִשְׂחָקmischak[are] laughterH4890לוֹloto itהוּאhu'itH1931לְכָל־lekholat everyH3605מִבְצָרmivtzarfortressH4013יִשְׂחָקyischakit laughsH7832וַיִּצְבֹּרvaiyitzborand it heaped upH6651עָפָר'afarearthH6083וַיִּלְכְּדָהּ׃vaiyilkedahand it captured itH3920
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