Habakkuk 1:10
"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."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

And they shall scoff at the kings,.... Or, "he shall" (u), Nebuchadnezzar king of the Chaldeans, and the army with him; who would make a jest of kings and their armies that should oppose them, as being not at all a match for them; as the kings of Judah, Jehoiakim and Zedekiah, they carried captive, and all others confederate with them, in whom

they trusted, as the king of Egypt particularly; and which is observed to show the vanity of trusting in princes for safety; though it may also include all other kings the Chaldeans fought against, and the kingdoms they invaded and subdued: and the princes shall be a scorn unto them; the nobles, counsellors, and ministers of state; or leaders and commanders of armies, and general officers, in whom great confidence is often put; but these the king of Babylon and his forces would mock and laugh at, as being nothing in their hands, and who would fall an easy prey to them: they shall deride every strong hold; in Jerusalem, in the whole land of Judea, and in every other country they invade, or pass through, none being able to stand out against them: for they shall heap dust, and take it; easily, as it were in sport, only by raising a dust heap, or a heap of dirt; by which is meant a mount raised up to give them a little rise, to throw in their darts or stones, or use their engines and battering rams to more advantage, and to scale the walls, and get possession. There are two other senses mentioned by Kimchi; as that they shall gather a great number of people as dust, and take it; or they shall gather dust to till up the trenches and ditches about the wall, that so they may come at it, and take it. (u) "et ipse", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Drusius, Tarnovius, Grotius, Cocceius.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (12 words)

H1931 הוּא
Definition:

23Kt, seeהוּא.הוּאmasculineהִיאfeminine(plural masculineהֵ֫מָּה,הֵם; feminineהֵ֫נָּה,הֵן[the latter only with prefixes]; see these words),pronoun of the 3rd person singular,he, she, used also(in both 23Kt, seeהוּא.הוּאmasculineהִיאfeminine(plural masculineהֵ֫מָּה,הֵם; feminineהֵ֫נָּה,הֵן[the latter only with prefixes]; see these words),pronoun of the 3rd person singular,he, she, used also(in both

H4428 מֶלֶךְ
Definition:

4המלכן; Phoenicianמלך; ZinjirliמלךDHMSendsch. 60; Assyrianmaliku,malku,prince(Assyrianšarru=king); Arabicking(original Hebrew *מַלִחinferred, LagBN 73BaNB § 112WMMAs. u. Europ.76); SabeanמלכןSabDenkmN 4המלכן; Phoenicianמלך; ZinjirliמלךDHMSendsch. 60; Assyrianmaliku,malku,prince(Assyrianšarru=king); Arabicking(original Hebrew *מַלִחinferred, LagBN 73BaNB § 112WMMAs. u. Europ.76); SabeanמלכןSabDenkmN

Possible Meanings:
  • counsel (semantic_range)
  • advice (semantic_range)
H7046 קָלַס
Definition:

4תקלס, text by AdlerJQ xii (1900), 470); —Pi`elInfinitive constructלְקַלֵּסאָתְנָןEzekiel 16:31to scoff at hire(of Jerusalem under figure of harlot), butᵐ5ᵑ6Symmcollect, readלִקְבֹּץGr Toy Krae (orלְל 4תקלס, text by AdlerJQ xii (1900), 470); —Pi`elInfinitive constructלְקַלֵּסאָתְנָןEzekiel 16:31to scoff at hire(of Jerusalem under figure of harlot), butᵐ5ᵑ6Symmcollect, readלִקְבֹּץGr Toy Krae (orלְל

Possible Meanings:
  • derision (semantic_range)
H7336 רָזַן
Definition:

4); — onlyQalParticipleplural as substantive,rulers, potentates, ""מְלָכִים:רֹזְנִיםJudges 5:3;Habakkuk 1:10,׳רוֺPsalm 2:2;Proverbs 8:15;Proverbs 31:4, ""שֹׁפְטֵי אֶרֶץIsaiah 40:23.Topical LexiconConc 4); — onlyQalParticipleplural as substantive,rulers, potentates, ""מְלָכִים:רֹזְנִיםJudges 5:3;Habakkuk 1:10,׳רוֺPsalm 2:2;Proverbs 8:15;Proverbs 31:4, ""שֹׁפְטֵי אֶרֶץIsaiah 40:23.Topical LexiconConc

Possible Meanings:
  • be weighty (semantic_range)
  • judicious (semantic_range)
  • commanding (semantic_range)
H4890 מִשְׂחַק
Definition:

10.[שֵׂט],שֵׁטִיםsee [שׂוט].Topical LexiconSemantic Range and Nuanceמִשְׂחַק evokes the idea of derisive laughter—mirth not of joy but of contempt. It portrays scorn that belittles its object and asse 10.[שֵׂט],שֵׁטִיםsee [שׂוט].Topical LexiconSemantic Range and Nuanceמִשְׂחַק evokes the idea of derisive laughter—mirth not of joy but of contempt. It portrays scorn that belittles its object and asse

Possible Meanings:
  • object of derision (semantic_range)
H1931 הוּא
Definition:

23Kt, seeהוּא.הוּאmasculineהִיאfeminine(plural masculineהֵ֫מָּה,הֵם; feminineהֵ֫נָּה,הֵן[the latter only with prefixes]; see these words),pronoun of the 3rd person singular,he, she, used also(in both 23Kt, seeהוּא.הוּאmasculineהִיאfeminine(plural masculineהֵ֫מָּה,הֵם; feminineהֵ֫נָּה,הֵן[the latter only with prefixes]; see these words),pronoun of the 3rd person singular,he, she, used also(in both

H3605 כֹּל
Definition:

8 Kt.),noun masculinethe whole, all(Moabite, Phoenician,id.; Aramaicכּוֺל,; Arabic; Sabeanכל, compare DHMEpigr. Denk. 36-38; EthiopicAssyriankullatu) — absoluteכֹּל, constructכֹּלGenesis 2:5,16,20 #NA 8 Kt.),noun masculinethe whole, all(Moabite, Phoenician,id.; Aramaicכּוֺל,; Arabic; Sabeanכל, compare DHMEpigr. Denk. 36-38; EthiopicAssyriankullatu) — absoluteכֹּל, constructכֹּלGenesis 2:5,16,20 #NA

H4013 מִבְצָר
Definition:

3fortification—מִבְצָרNumbers 32:7118t.; constructמִבְצַרJoshua 19:292t.; pluralמִבְצָרִיםNumbers 13:19;Daniel 11:24;מִבְצָרוֺתDaniel 11:15;מִבְצְרֵיLamentations 2:2;Daniel 11:39; suffixמִבְצָרֶיךָHos 3fortification—מִבְצָרNumbers 32:7118t.; constructמִבְצַרJoshua 19:292t.; pluralמִבְצָרִיםNumbers 13:19;Daniel 11:24;מִבְצָרוֺתDaniel 11:15;מִבְצְרֵיLamentations 2:2;Daniel 11:39; suffixמִבְצָרֶיךָHos

H7832 שָׂחַק
Definition:

9; 3pluralשָֽׂחֲקוּLamentations 1:7;Job 30:1;Imperfect3masculine singularיִשְׂחַקJob 39:7+, etc.;Infinitive constructשְׂחוֺקJudges 16:24;Ecclesiastes 3:4; —1. a.laughat, usually in contempt, derision, 9; 3pluralשָֽׂחֲקוּLamentations 1:7;Job 30:1;Imperfect3masculine singularיִשְׂחַקJob 39:7+, etc.;Infinitive constructשְׂחוֺקJudges 16:24;Ecclesiastes 3:4; —1. a.laughat, usually in contempt, derision,

Possible Meanings:
  • dust (semantic_range)
  • cloud (semantic_range)
H6651 צָבַר
Definition:

35;Psalm 39:7; 3feminine singularוַתִּצְבָּרֿZechariah 9:3, etc.; —heap up, in great quantity: with accusative cornGenesis 41:35,49 (E), dead frogsExodus 8:10(J), dustHabakkuk 1:10, silver like dustZe 35;Psalm 39:7; 3feminine singularוַתִּצְבָּרֿZechariah 9:3, etc.; —heap up, in great quantity: with accusative cornGenesis 41:35,49 (E), dead frogsExodus 8:10(J), dustHabakkuk 1:10, silver like dustZe

H6083 עָפָר
Definition:

42dry earth, dust; — absolute׳עGenesis 2:7+, constructעֲפַרGenesis 13:16+; suffixעֲפָרֵךְEzekiel 26:12,עֲפָרוֺDeuteronomy 9:21, etc.; plural constructעַפְרֹתJob 28:6;Proverbs 8:26; —1literally:a.dry, 42dry earth, dust; — absolute׳עGenesis 2:7+, constructעֲפַרGenesis 13:16+; suffixעֲפָרֵךְEzekiel 26:12,עֲפָרוֺDeuteronomy 9:21, etc.; plural constructעַפְרֹתJob 28:6;Proverbs 8:26; —1literally:a.dry,

Possible Meanings:
  • young hart (semantic_range)
  • stag (semantic_range)
H3920 לָכַד
Definition:

1+,לָכַדְתִּי2 Samuel 12:27etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִלְכּוֺדAmos 3:5;וַיִּלְכֹּדJudges 8:12+, etc.;Imperativemasculine singular suffixלָכְדָהּ2 Samuel 12:28, masculine pluralלִכְדוּ;Infinitiv 1+,לָכַדְתִּי2 Samuel 12:27etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִלְכּוֺדAmos 3:5;וַיִּלְכֹּדJudges 8:12+, etc.;Imperativemasculine singular suffixלָכְדָהּ2 Samuel 12:28, masculine pluralלִכְדוּ;Infinitiv

Possible Meanings:
  • a taking (semantic_range)
  • capture (semantic_range)

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