Habakkuk 2:8

Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

Because though hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee - "the remnant of the people" - those remaining of the peoples spoiled by thee, though but a remnant-will suffice to inflict vengeance on thee.

For the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein - i:e., on account of thy violent oppression of the lands and cities of the earth (Grotius). (Compare Habakkuk 2:5; .) The same phrase occurs in , where the "land" and "city" are Judea and Jerusalem.