Verse Comparison: Habakkuk 1:10
American Standard Version
Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a derision unto him; he derideth every stronghold; for he heapeth up dust, and taketh it.
Amplified® Bible
They scoff at kings, and rulers are a derision to them; they ridicule every stronghold, for they heap up dust [for earth mounds] and take it.
Contemporary English Version
They make fun of rulers and laugh at fortresses, while building dirt mounds so they can capture cities.
Darby English Version
Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a scorn unto him; he derideth every stronghold: for he heapeth up dust, and taketh it.
Good News Bible
They treat kings with contempt and laugh at high officials. No fortress can stop them---they pile up earth against it and capture it.
King James Version
And 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.
New American Standard Bible
"They mock at kings And rulers are a laughing matter to them. They laugh at every fortress And heap up rubble to capture it.
New International Version
They deride kings
and scoff at rulers.
They laugh at all fortified cities;
they build earthen ramps and capture them.
New King James Version
They scoff at kings,
And princes are scorned by them.
They deride every stronghold,
For they heap up earthen mounds and seize it.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"They mock at kings And rulers become a laughing matter to them They laugh at every fortress And heap up rubble to capture it.
Revised Standard Version
At kings they scoff, and of rulers they make sport. They laugh at every fortress, for they heap up earth and take it.
Young's Literal Translation
And at kings it doth scoff, And princes `are' a laughter to it, At every fenced place it doth laugh, And it heapeth up dust, and captureth it.
