Therefore (A)a lion from the forest will kill them,
A (B)wolf of the deserts will destroy them,
A (C)leopard is watching their cities.
Everyone who goes out of them will be torn in pieces,
Because their (D)wrongdoings are many,
Their apostasies are numerous.

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Therefore a lion from the forest(A) will attack them,
    a wolf from the desert will ravage(B) them,
a leopard(C) will lie in wait near their towns
    to tear to pieces any who venture out,
for their rebellion is great
    and their backslidings many.(D)

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Their (A)horses are faster than leopards,
And quicker than (B)wolves in the evening.
Their [a]horsemen charge along,
Their [b]horsemen come from afar;
They fly like an (C)eagle [c]swooping down to devour.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:8 Or horses
  2. Habakkuk 1:8 Or horses
  3. Habakkuk 1:8 Lit hurrying to

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;

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