New International Version (NIV)
9they all come intent on violence.
Their hordes1:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. advance like a desert wind
and gather prisoners like sand.
Habakkuk 1:9
Habakkuk 1:9 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
9“All of them come for violence.
1:9 Lit The totality ofTheir horde of faces moves forward.
They gather captives like sand.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
9All of them come for violence.
Their horde of faces moves forward.
They collect captives like sand.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
9“They all come for violence;
Their horde of faces moves [eagerly] forward,
They gather prisoners like sand.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
9All of them come bent on violence;
their hordes advance like the east wind;
they gather prisoners like sand.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
9All of them are ready and willing to destroy others.
Their huge armies advance like a wind out of the desert.
They gather prisoners like sand.