Their horses are swifter(A) than leopards,
    fiercer than wolves(B) at dusk.
Their cavalry gallops headlong;
    their horsemen come from afar.
They fly like an eagle swooping to devour;
    they all come intent on violence.
Their hordes[a] advance like a desert wind
    and gather prisoners(C) like sand.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

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