1:6a For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—

That is because I will cause the Babylonians/Chaldeans to become powerful.
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What I will do is give the Babylonians/Chaldeans ⌊ ⌋ power ⌊to fight against you (plur.) ⌋ .
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I will cause the Babylonians/Chaldeans to become strong ⌊and attack/punish you⌋ .

1:6b that ruthless and impetuous nation

They are cruel and quickly to become violent people.
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They are quick to be cruel.
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⌊Their armies⌋ race to opportunities to be violent/fierce.

1:6c which marches through the breadth of the earth

They will march across the world (New Living Translation (2004))
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Their armies will go everywhere in the world
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They will go to war against many countries

1:6d to seize dwellings not their own.

to take for themselves houses which do not belong to them.
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to conquer/capture other people’s homes ⌊and lands⌋ .

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