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14 With his own lances you pierced the heads of his warriors,
    who came out like a windstorm to scatter us[a]
        their joy is to devour the afflicted who are in hiding.
15 You rode on the sea with your horses,
    even riding[b] the crested waves of mighty waters.

Habakkuk’s Response

16 I heard and I trembled within.
    My lips quivered at the noise.
My legs gave way beneath me,[c]
    and I trembled.

Nevertheless, I await the day of distress
    that will dawn on our invaders.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 3:14 Lit. me
  2. Habakkuk 3:15 The Heb. lacks even riding
  3. Habakkuk 3:16 Lit. Rottenness enters my bones