en_tn/hab/01/05.md

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  • Yahweh answers the prayer of Habakkuk.
  • Look at the nations and examine them - "Learn what is happening in other nations"
  • They...They...themselves - The Chaldean soldiers. God will raise up the Chaldean nation, and the Chaldeans' soldiers will invade Judah. (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)
  • the breadth of the land - This can mean 1) everywhere in Judah (see ULB) or 2) everywhere in the world (see UDB). (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_hyperbole)
  • seize - take by force or steal from the rightful owners
  • dwellings - "houses"
  • proceed - "come"