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Habakkuk 1:8

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8“Their ahorses are swifter than leopards

And 1sharper than bwolves in the evening.

Their 2horsemen come galloping;

Their horsemen come from afar;

They fly like an ceagle swooping down to devour.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or more eager to attack
  2. 2Or steeds paw the ground

Cross references

  1. aJer 4:13
  2. bZeph 3:3
  3. cEzek 17:3; Hos 8:1

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.