Habakkuk 1:5

“¶ Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marueilously: for I wil worke a worke in your daies, which yee will not beleeue, though it be tolde you.”

1611 King James Version (KJV)




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Other Translations for Habakkuk 1:5

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].
- King James Version

"Look among the nations! Observe! Be astonished! Wonder! Because {I am} doing something in your days-- You would not believe if you were told.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Behold ye among the nations, and look, and wonder marvellously; for I am working a work in your days, which ye will not believe though it be told you.
- American Standard Version (1901)

See among the nations, and take note, and be full of wonder: for in your days I am doing a work in which you will have no belief, even if news of it is given to you.
- Basic English Bible

See ye among the nations, and behold, and wonder marvellously; for [I] work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be declared [to you].
- Darby Bible

Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvelously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe though it be told you.
- Webster's Bible

Look among the nations, watch, and wonder marvelously; for I am working a work in your days, which you will not believe though it is told you.
- World English Bible

Look ye on nations, and behold and marvel greatly. For a work He is working in your days, Ye do not believe though it is declared.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Look ye among the nations, and behold, and wonder marvellously; for, behold, a work shall be wrought in your days, which ye will not believe though it be told you.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Commentary for Habakkuk 1:5

Wesley's Notes for Habakkuk 1:5

1:5 Behold ye - Here God begins to answer the prophet. Among the heathen - See what judgments have been executed upon the heathen for like sins.


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