Habakkuk 3:14

King James Version

¹⁴Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

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Habakkuk 3:14

English Standard Version

¹⁴You pierced with his own arrows the heads of his warriors,
who came like a whirlwind to scatter me,
rejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret.

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Habakkuk 3:14

New American Standard Bible

¹⁴You pierced with his ^(A)own ^[a]arrows
The head of his ^[b]leaders.
They ^(B)stormed in to scatter ^[c]us;
Their arrogance was like those
Who ^(C)devour the oppressed in secret.

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Footnotes

Habakkuk 3:14 Lit shafts
Habakkuk 3:14 Or villagers
Habakkuk 3:14 Lit me

Habakkuk 3:14

New International Version

¹⁴With his own spear you pierced his head
when his warriors stormed out to scatter us,^(A)
gloating as though about to devour
the wretched^(B) who were in hiding.