Habakkuk 1:6-8
Legacy Standard Bible
6 For behold, I am (A)raising up the Chaldeans,
That bitter and hasty nation
Who walks on the breadth of the land
To (B)possess dwelling places which are not theirs.
7 They are dreaded and (C)feared;
Their (D)justice and exaltation come forth from themselves.
8 Their (E)horses are swifter than leopards
And [a]sharper than (F)wolves in the evening.
Their [b]horsemen come galloping;
Their horsemen come from afar;
They fly like an (G)eagle swooping down to devour.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:8 Or more eager to attack
- Habakkuk 1:8 Or steeds paw the ground
Habakkuk 1:6-8
Living Bible
6 I am raising a new force on the world scene, the Chaldeans,[a] a cruel and violent nation who will march across the world and conquer it. 7 They are notorious for their cruelty. They do as they like, and no one can interfere. 8 Their horses are swifter than leopards. They are a fierce people, more fierce than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry move proudly forward from a distant land; like eagles they come swooping down to pounce upon their prey.
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- Habakkuk 1:6 the Chaldeans, a tribe of Semites living between Babylon and the Persian Gulf, who began to assert themselves against the Assyrians around 630 B.C. and twenty-five years later had mastered most of the Near East.
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