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[The Chaldeans] are terrible and dreadful; their justice and dignity proceed [only] from themselves.

Their horses also are swifter than leopards and are fiercer than the evening wolves, and their horsemen spread themselves and press on proudly; yes, their horsemen come from afar; they fly like an eagle that hastens to devour.

They all come for violence; their faces turn eagerly forward, and they gather prisoners together like sand.

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They are a feared and dreaded people;(A)
    they are a law to themselves
    and promote their own honor.
Their horses are swifter(B) than leopards,
    fiercer than wolves(C) at dusk.
Their cavalry gallops headlong;
    their horsemen come from afar.
They fly like an eagle swooping to devour;
    they all come intent on violence.
Their hordes[a] advance like a desert wind
    and gather prisoners(D) like sand.

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Notas al pie

  1. Habakkuk 1:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.