Habakkuk 1:6-8

Darby Translation

⁶For behold, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and impetuous nation, which marcheth through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling-places that are not theirs.

⁷They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.

⁸And their horses are swifter than the leopards, and are more agile than the evening wolves; and their horsemen prance proudly, and their horsemen come from afar: they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour.

Read full chapter

Habakkuk 1:6-8

New International Version

⁶I am raising up the Babylonians,^[a]^(A)
    that ruthless and impetuous people,
who sweep across the whole earth^(B)
    to seize dwellings not their own.^(C)
⁷They are a feared and dreaded people;^(D)
    they are a law to themselves
    and promote their own honor.
⁸Their horses are swifter^(E) than leopards,
    fiercer than wolves^(F) at dusk.
Their cavalry gallops headlong;
    their horsemen come from afar.
They fly like an eagle swooping to devour;

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Habakkuk 1:6 Or Chaldeans

Habakkuk 1:6-8

King James Version

⁶For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not their's.

⁷They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.

⁸Their 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.

Read full chapter