For behold, I am (A)raising up the Chaldeans,
That [a]grim and impetuous people
Who march [b]throughout the earth,
To (B)take possession of dwelling places that are not theirs.
They are terrifying and (C)feared;
Their (D)justice and [c]authority [d]originate with themselves.
Their (E)horses are faster than leopards,
And quicker than (F)wolves in the evening.
Their [e]horsemen charge along,
Their [f]horsemen come from afar;
They fly like an (G)eagle [g]swooping down to devour.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:6 Lit bitter
  2. Habakkuk 1:6 Lit the breadth of
  3. Habakkuk 1:7 Lit sovereignty
  4. Habakkuk 1:7 Lit proceed from
  5. Habakkuk 1:8 Or horses
  6. Habakkuk 1:8 Or horses
  7. Habakkuk 1:8 Lit hurrying to

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