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Habakkuk 1:10

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Habakkuk 1:10

10And 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.

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DEFINED WORDS

Habakkuk 1:10

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

scoff

To treat with insolent ridicule, mockery or contumelious language; to manifest contempt by derision; with at.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

princes

Rulers, chiefs, or persons of high rank and authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

scorn

Contempt or disdain; as a verb, to mock, despise, or reject contemptuously.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

every

Each one of all; all taken separately, without exception in the stated group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

strong

Having strength, power, firmness, endurance, influence, or the ability to resist and prevail.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hold

To grasp, keep, possess, restrain, maintain, regard, or account, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

dust

Fine, dry particles of earth; the ground or earth, often as an image of frailty, abasement, or death.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

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From verse 10

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:6
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  2. 2 Chronicles 36:10
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  3. Isaiah 14:16
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  4. Jeremiah 32:24
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  5. 2 Kings 24:12
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