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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
English Standard Version
Habakkuk 1:8-10
English Standard Version
8 (A)Their horses are swifter than leopards,
more fierce than (B)the evening wolves;
their horsemen press proudly on.
Their horsemen come from afar;
(C)they fly like an eagle swift to devour.
9 They all come (D)for violence,
all their faces forward.
They gather captives (E)like sand.
10 At kings they scoff,
and at rulers they laugh.
(F)They laugh at every fortress,
for (G)they pile up earth and take it.
Habakkuk 1:8-10
New King James Version
Habakkuk 1:8-10
New King James Version
8 Their horses also are (A)swifter than leopards,
And more fierce than evening wolves.
Their [a]chargers [b]charge ahead;
Their cavalry comes from afar;
They fly as the (B)eagle that hastens to eat.
9 “They all come for violence;
Their faces are set like the east wind.
They gather captives like sand.
10 They scoff at kings,
And princes are scorned by them.
They deride every stronghold,
For they heap up earthen mounds and seize it.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:8 Lit. horsemen
- Habakkuk 1:8 Lit. spring about
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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