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Habakkuk 1:6 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Habakkuk 1:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Habakkuk chapter 1 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs. breadth: Heb. breadths”
Habakkuk 1:6 (KJV)
Historical Context for Habakkuk 1:6
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For behold, I am araising up the Chaldeans, That fierce and impetuous people Who march throughout the earth To seize dwelling places which are not theirs. (HAB 1:6)
Commentary on Habakkuk 1:6
God's response shocks Habakkuk: 'For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs' (ki-hineni meqim eth-haKasdim haggoy hammar vehanmhar haholekh lemmerchave-eretz laresheth mishkenoth lo-lo). God is actively raising up (meqim) the Chaldeans (Babylonians)—not merely permitting but orchestrating their rise. They're described as 'bitter' (mar, cruel) and 'hasty' (nmhar, impetuous, swift). They will 'march through the breadth of the land' (holekh merchave-eretz)—conquering vast ter...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Habakkuk 1:6
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“and bands of the Syrians”
“and bound him in fetters”
“I will bring a nation on you from far”
“who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary”
“don't stay; for I will bring evil from the north”
“from the end of the earth”
“I will send and take all the families of the north”
“the land of the Chaldeans. This people was not. The Assyrians founded it for those who dwell in the wilderness. They set up their towers. They overthrew its palaces. They made it a ruin.”
“Behold”
“the God of Israel”