They are terrifying and (A)feared;
Their (B)justice and [a]authority [b]originate with themselves.
Their (C)horses are faster than leopards,
And quicker than (D)wolves in the evening.
Their [c]horsemen charge along,
Their [d]horsemen come from afar;
They fly like an (E)eagle [e]swooping down to devour.
All of them come for violence.
[f]Their horde of (F)faces moves forward.
They gather captives like sand.
10 They (G)make fun of kings,
And dignitaries are an object of laughter to them.
They (H)laugh at every fortress,
Then (I)heap up dirt and [g]capture it.

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Notas al pie

  1. Habakkuk 1:7 Lit sovereignty
  2. Habakkuk 1:7 Lit proceed from
  3. Habakkuk 1:8 Or horses
  4. Habakkuk 1:8 Or horses
  5. Habakkuk 1:8 Lit hurrying to
  6. Habakkuk 1:9 Lit The totality of
  7. Habakkuk 1:10 Or overthrow

They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.

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.

They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.

10 And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.

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