Habakkuk 1:10

NETBible

They mock kings and laugh at rulers. They laugh at every fortified city; they build siege ramps 1  and capture them.

NIV ©

They deride kings and scoff at rulers. They laugh at all fortified cities; they build earthen ramps and capture them.

NASB ©

"They mock at kings And rulers are a laughing matter to them. They laugh at every fortress And heap up rubble to capture it.

NLT ©

They scoff at kings and princes and scorn all their defenses. They simply pile ramps of earth against their walls and capture them!

MSG ©

They mock kings, poke fun at generals, Spit on forts, and leave them in the dust.

BBE ©

He makes little of kings, rulers are a sport to him; all the strong places are to be laughed at; for he makes earthworks and takes them.

NRSV ©

At kings they scoff, and of rulers they make sport. They laugh at every fortress, and heap up earth to take it.

NKJV ©

They scoff at kings, And princes are scorned by them. They deride every stronghold, For they heap up earthen mounds and seize it.

KJV
And they shall scoff
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at the kings
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and the princes
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shall be a scorn
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unto them: they shall deride
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every strong hold
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for they shall heap
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dust
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and take
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it.
NASB ©
"They mock
<7046>
at kings
<4428>
And rulers
<7336>
are a laughing
<4890>
matter to them. They laugh
<7832>
at every
<3605>
fortress
<4013>
And heap
<6651>
up rubble
<6083>
to capture
<3920>
it.
LXXM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
autov
<846> 
D-NSM
en
<1722> 
PREP
basileusin
<935> 
N-DPM
entrufhsei
<1792> 
V-FAI-3S
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
turannoi
<5181> 
N-NPM
paignia {N-NPN} autou
<846> 
D-GSM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
autov
<846> 
D-NSM
eiv
<1519> 
PREP
pan
<3956> 
A-ASN
ocurwma
<3794> 
N-ASN
empaixetai
<1702> 
V-FMI-3S
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
balei
<906> 
V-FAI-3S
cwma {N-ASN} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
krathsei
<2902> 
V-FAI-3S
autou
<846> 
D-GSN
NET [draft] ITL
They
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mock
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kings
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and laugh
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at rulers
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. They
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laugh
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at every
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fortified
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city; they build
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siege ramps
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and capture
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them.
HEBREW
hdklyw
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rpe
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rbuyw
<06651>
qxvy
<07832>
rubm
<04013>
lkl
<03605>
awh
<01931>
wl
<0>
qxvm
<04890>
Mynzrw
<07336>
olqty
<07046>
Myklmb
<04428>
awhw (1:10)
<01931>
NETBible

They mock kings and laugh at rulers. They laugh at every fortified city; they build siege ramps 1  and capture them.

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “they heap up dirt.” This is a reference to the piling up of earthen ramps in the process of laying siege to a fortified city.