Habakkuk 1:6 - Good News Bible (Catholic edition in Septuagint order)

I am bringing the Babylonians to power, those fierce, restless people. They are marching out across the world to conquer other lands.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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 their's.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For behold, I am rousing up the Chaldeans, that bitter and impetuous nation who march through the breadth of the earth to take possession of dwelling places that do not belong to them. [II Kings 24:2.]

American Standard Version (1901)

For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling-places that are not theirs.

Common English Bible

I am about to rouse the Chaldeans, that bitter and impetuous nation, which travels throughout the earth to possess dwelling places it does not own.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For behold, I will raise up the Chaldeans, a bitter and swift people, marching across the width of the earth, to possess tabernacles not their own.