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For look! I am raising up the Chaldeans,
    the bitter and impetuous nation,
the one who walks through the spacious places of earth
    to take possession of dwellings not belonging to it.[a]
They[b] are dreadful and awesome;
    their[c] justice and their[d] dignity proceed from themselves.[e]
Their[f] horses are more swift than leopards;
    they are more menacing than wolves at dusk.
Their[g] horsemen gallop; their[h] horsemen come from afar;
    they fly like an eagle that is swift to devour.

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  1. Habakkuk 1:6 Or “him”
  2. Habakkuk 1:7 Hebrew “He”
  3. Habakkuk 1:7 Hebrew “his”
  4. Habakkuk 1:7 Hebrew “his”
  5. Habakkuk 1:7 Hebrew “him”
  6. Habakkuk 1:8 Hebrew “His”
  7. Habakkuk 1:8 Hebrew “His”
  8. Habakkuk 1:8 Hebrew “his”

I am raising up the Babylonians,[a](A)
    that ruthless and impetuous people,
who sweep across the whole earth(B)
    to seize dwellings not their own.(C)
They are a feared and dreaded people;(D)
    they are a law to themselves
    and promote their own honor.
Their horses are swifter(E) than leopards,
    fiercer than wolves(F) at dusk.
Their cavalry gallops headlong;
    their horsemen come from afar.
They fly like an eagle swooping to devour;

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  1. Habakkuk 1:6 Or Chaldeans