Habakkuk 1:10

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

biblegateway Hab 1:10

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

biblegateway Hab 1:10

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

biblegateway Hab 1:10

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

biblegateway Hab 1:10

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

SABDAweb Hab 1:10

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.

bibleoremus Hab 1:10

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

biblegateway Hab 1:10

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

biblegateway Hab 1:10

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

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.