Habakkuk 1:11

"Then they sweep by like the wind and go on. They are indeed guilty, whose strength is their god.”"

Key Reflection

In Habakkuk 1:11, God contrasts the fleeting nature of these wicked individuals with their false sense of power. The verse suggests that despite their temporary influence, they are ultimately guilty and their strength is an illusion, as it comes from idolatry rather than divine authority.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Then shall his mind change -or, better, “Then he sweeps by,חלףchâlaphis used of the overflowing of a river,Isaiah 8:8, of a wind chasing,Isaiah 21:1, of the invisible presence of God passing by,Job 9:11, or a spirit,Job 4:15, of the swift passing of our days, like ship or eagle, Job 10:26, of idols utterly passing away.Isaiah 2:18, of rain past and gone,Song of Solomon 2:11. It is, together withעבר‛âbar, used of transgressing God’s lawIsaiah 24:5. It is always intransitive, except as piercing the temples of manJudges 5:26, or himselfJob 20:24.

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