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Habakkuk 1:8-10
New International Version
Habakkuk 1:8-10
New International Version
8 Their horses are swifter(A) than leopards,
fiercer than wolves(B) at dusk.
Their cavalry gallops headlong;
their horsemen come from afar.
They fly like an eagle swooping to devour;
9 they all come intent on violence.
Their hordes[a] advance like a desert wind
and gather prisoners(C) like sand.
10 They mock kings
and scoff at rulers.(D)
They laugh at all fortified cities;
by building earthen ramps(E) they capture them.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Habakkuk 1:8-10
King James Version
Habakkuk 1:8-10
King James Version
8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
9 They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
10 And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
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Habakkuk 1:8-10
New American Standard Bible
Habakkuk 1:8-10
New American Standard Bible
8 Their (A)horses are faster than leopards,
And quicker than (B)wolves in the evening.
Their [a]horsemen charge along,
Their [b]horsemen come from afar;
They fly like an (C)eagle [c]swooping down to devour.
9 All of them come for violence.
[d]Their horde of (D)faces moves forward.
They gather captives like sand.
10 They (E)make fun of kings,
And dignitaries are an object of laughter to them.
They (F)laugh at every fortress,
Then (G)heap up dirt and [e]capture it.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:8 Or horses
- Habakkuk 1:8 Or horses
- Habakkuk 1:8 Lit hurrying to
- Habakkuk 1:9 Lit The totality of
- Habakkuk 1:10 Or overthrow
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