Verse
Habakkuk 1:5 — Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for…
“Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.”
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The verses around Habakkuk 1:5.
3Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
4Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
5Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.
6For, 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.
7They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.
Verse explanation
God's answer begins with a warning: He is going to do something so unexpected that no one will believe it even when told — it sets the stage for the shocking revelation in the following verses.
From the Habakkuk 1 study in Bible in Stories.
Habakkuk 1:5 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Vêde entre as nações, e olhae, e maravilhae-vos, e estae maravilhados; porque obro uma obra em vossos dias que não crereis, quando se vos contar.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Vede entre as nações, e prestai atenção, e espantai-vos, espantai-vos; porque uma obra será feita em vossos dias, que quando for contada, não acreditareis.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Mira a tu alrededor las naciones; observa y te sorprenderás. Sucederá algo en tu tiempo que no lo creerías al oírlo.
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