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Habakkuk 3:14

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14Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of phis villages:

qThey †came out as a whirlwind rto scatter me:

Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor ssecretly.

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Footnotes

  1. pSo Judg. 5:7, 11? Zech. 2:4.
  2. qComp. Josh. 10:1–5. & 11:1–5.
  3. †Heb. were tempestuous. Jonah 1:11, 13. Zec. 7:14 (Heb.).
  4. sSo Ps. 10:8.

Cross references

  1. rJob 18:11.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You pierced with his own arrows the heads of his warriors,

who came like a whirlwind to scatter me,

rejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

With his own spear you pierced his head

when his warriors stormed out to scatter us,

gloating as though about to devour

the wretched who were in hiding.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You pierce his head

with his own spears;

his warriors storm out to scatter us,

gloating as if ready to secretly devour the weak.

NLTNew Living Translation

With his own weapons,

you destroyed the chief of those

who rushed out like a whirlwind,

thinking Israel would be easy prey.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You pierced the head of his warriors with his own arrows;

they came like a whirlwind to scatter me,

their exultation like one who devours the afflicted in ambush.