26 They sweep by like boats made of papyrus,
like an eagle swooping down on its prey.(A)

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26 They skim past(A) like boats of papyrus,(B)
    like eagles swooping down on their prey.(C)

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Their horses are swifter(A) than leopards(B)
and more fierce[a] than wolves of the night.
Their horsemen charge ahead;
their horsemen come from distant lands.
They fly like an eagle, swooping to devour.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:8 Or and quicker

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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