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Woe to the Chaldeans

Habakkuk 2:14

In 11 translations

BSB
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
KJV
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.with…: or, by knowing the glory
WEB
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of Yahweh’s glory, as the waters cover the sea.
ASV
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
LSV
For the earth is full of the knowledge of the glory of YHWH, || As the waters cover over a sea.
YLT
For full is the earth of the knowledge of the honour of Jehovah, As waters cover [the bottom of] a sea.
DBY
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah as the waters cover the sea.
DRC
For the earth shall be filled, that men may know the glory of the Lord, as waters covering the sea.
GNV
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters couer the sea.
JPS
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
LXXE
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord; it shall cover them as water.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
כִּ֚י תִּמָּלֵ֣א הָאָ֔רֶץ לָדַ֖עַת אֶת־כְּב֣וֹד יְהוָ֑ה כַּמַּ֖יִם יְכַסּ֥וּ עַל־יָֽם׃
LXX-Br
Ὅτι ἐμπλησθήσεται ἡ γῆ τοῦ γνῶναι τὴν δόξαν Κυρίου, ὡς ὕδωρ κατακαλύψει αὐτούς.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Isaiah 11:9They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
  • Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
  • Psalms 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
  • Isaiah 6:3And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
  • Psalms 86:9All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
  • Zechariah 14:8–9And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike. On that day the LORD will become King over all the…
  • Psalms 67:1–2May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.
  • Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
  • Revelation 15:4Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
  • Psalms 98:1–3Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory. The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations. He has remembered His…

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