Habakkuk 1:9 Meaning
They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
Context Explained
7They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.
8Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
9They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
10And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
11Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 10:6
Isaiah speaks of using Assyria as an instrument of judgment, similar to the Chaldeans.
Ezekiel 12:19
Ezekiel mentions gathering captives, paralleling the imagery of gathering sand.
Lamentations 3:34
Lamentations reflects on God's justice in the face of human violence.
Source: Habakkuk 1:9