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Habakkuk 1:7-9
New International Version
Habakkuk 1:7-9
New International Version
7 They are a feared and dreaded people;(A)
they are a law to themselves
and promote their own honor.
8 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;
9 they all come intent on violence.
Their hordes[a] advance like a desert wind
and gather prisoners(D) like sand.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Habakkuk 1:7-9
King James Version
Habakkuk 1:7-9
King James Version
7 They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.
8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
9 They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
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Habakkuk 1:7-9
New King James Version
Habakkuk 1:7-9
New King James Version
7 They are terrible and dreadful;
Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
8 Their horses also are (A)swifter than leopards,
And more fierce than evening wolves.
Their [a]chargers [b]charge ahead;
Their cavalry comes from afar;
They fly as the (B)eagle that hastens to eat.
9 “They all come for violence;
Their faces are set like the east wind.
They gather captives like sand.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:8 Lit. horsemen
- Habakkuk 1:8 Lit. spring about
Habakkuk 1:7-9
English Standard Version
Habakkuk 1:7-9
English Standard Version
7 They are dreaded and fearsome;
(A)their justice and dignity go forth from themselves.
8 (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.
9 They all come (E)for violence,
all their faces forward.
They gather captives (F)like sand.
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