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They are dreaded and fearsome;
    (A)their justice and dignity go forth from themselves.
(B)Their horses are swifter than leopards,
    more fierce than (C)the evening wolves;
    their horsemen press proudly on.
Their horsemen come from afar;
    (D)they fly like an eagle swift to devour.
They all come (E)for violence,
    all their faces forward.
    They gather captives (F)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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Footnotes

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