KJV ORIGINAL
For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Look, I'm raising up the Babylonians — that ruthless, quick-to-attack nation that's going to march across the whole earth, taking over places that don't belong to them.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's using a harsh nation as his instrument, even when it doesn't seem fair.
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