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Habakkuk 1:8

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8sTheir horses also are swifter than tthe leopards,

And are more †fierce than uthe evening wolves:

And their horsemen shall vspread themselves,

And their horsemen shall come wfrom far;

xThey shall fly as sthe eagle ythat hasteth to eat.

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Footnotes

  1. sSo Jer. 4:13.
  2. tSee Cant. 4:8. Comp. Dan. 7:6.
  3. †Heb. sharp. Prov. 27:17.
  4. uJer. 5:6 text. Zeph. 3:3.
  5. vSee Nah. 3:18.
  6. wSee Isai. 5:26.
  7. xSee Deut. 28:49.
  8. sSo Jer. 4:13.
  9. ySo Job 9:26.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Their horses are swifter than leopards,

more fierce than the evening wolves;

their horsemen press proudly on.

Their horsemen come from afar;

they fly like an eagle swift to devour.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Their horses are swifter than leopards,

fiercer than wolves at dusk.

Their cavalry gallops headlong;

their horsemen come from afar.

They fly like an eagle swooping to devour;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Their horses are swifter than leopards

and more fierce than wolves of the night.

Their horsemen charge ahead;

their horsemen come from distant lands.

They fly like eagles, swooping to devour.

NLTNew Living Translation

Their horses are swifter than cheetahs

and fiercer than wolves at dusk.

Their charioteers charge from far away.

Like eagles, they swoop down to devour their prey.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Their horses are more swift than leopards;

they are more menacing than wolves at dusk.

Their horsemen gallop; their horsemen come from afar;

they fly like an eagle that is swift to devour.