American King James Version
"Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite you, and awake that shall vex you, and you shall be for booties to them? "
— Habakkuk 2:7, American King James Version
“Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?”
“Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booty unto them? ”
“Won't your debtors rise up suddenly, and wake up those who make you tremble, and you will be their victim?”
“Your creditors will suddenly attack; those who terrify you will spring into action, and they will rob you.”
“Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee: and they be stirred up that shall tear thee, and thou shalt be a spoil to them?”
“Will not your creditors suddenly be moved against you, and your troublers get up from their sleep, and you will be to them like goods taken in war?”
“Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?”
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. ¶
Yes also, because he transgresses by wine, he is a proud man, neither keeps at home, who enlarges his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathers to him all nations, and heaps to him all people:
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increases that which is not his! how long? and to him that lades himself with thick clay!
Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite you, and awake that shall vex you, and you shall be for booties to them?
Because you have spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil you; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. ¶
Woe to him that covets an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
You have consulted shame to your house by cutting off many people, and have sinned against your soul.