NET Bible
"Your creditors will suddenly attack; those who terrify you will spring into action, and they will rob you."
— Habakkuk 2:7, NET Bible
“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?”
“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?”
Look, the one whose desires are not upright will faint from exhaustion, but the person of integrity will live because of his faithfulness.
Indeed, wine will betray the proud, restless man! His appetite is as big as Sheol’s; like death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations; he seizes all peoples.
The Proud Babylonians Are as Good as Dead“But all these nations will someday taunt him and ridicule him with proverbial sayings:‘Woe to the one who accumulates what does not belong to him(How long will this go on?)– he who gets rich by extortion!’
Your creditors will suddenly attack; those who terrify you will spring into action, and they will rob you.
Because you robbed many countries, all who are left among the nations will rob you. You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, and those who live in them.
The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster.
Your schemes will bring shame to your house. Because you destroyed many nations, you will self-destruct.