The Lord’s Reply
Be utterly astounded!
For I will work a work in your days
Which you would not believe, though it were told you.
A bitter and hasty bnation
Which marches through the breadth of the earth,
To possess dwelling places that are not theirs.
And more fierce than evening wolves.
Their chargers2 charge ahead;
Their cavalry comes from afar;
They fly as the beagle that hastens to eat.
Their faces are set like the east wind.
They gather captives like sand.
And princes are scorned by them.
They deride every stronghold,
For they heap up earthen mounds and seize it.
He commits offense,
aAscribing this power to his god.”
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American Standard Version
They are terrible and dreadful; their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
Amplified® Bible
[The Chaldeans] are terrible and dreadful; their justice and dignity proceed [only] from themselves.
Contemporary English Version
How fearsome and frightening. Their only laws and rules are the ones they make up.
Darby English Version
They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
Good News Bible
They spread fear and terror, and in their pride they are a law to themselves.
King James Version
They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.
New American Standard Bible
"They are dreaded and feared; Their justice and authority originate with themselves.
New International Version
They are a feared and dreaded people;
they are a law to themselves
and promote their own honor.
New King James Version
They are terrible and dreadful;
Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"People dread and fear them; Their justice and authority originate with themselves.
Revised Standard Version
Dread and terrible are they; their justice and dignity proceed from themselves.
Young's Literal Translation
Terrible and fearful it `is', From itself its judgment and its excellency go forth.
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