Habakkuk 1:6-8

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“For behold, I am ^(A)raising up the Chaldeans,
That ^(a)fierce and impetuous people
Who march ^(b)throughout the earth
To ^(c)^(B)seize dwelling places which are not theirs.

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“They are dreaded and ^(C)feared;
Their ^(D)justice and ^(d)authority ^(e)originate with themselves.

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“Their ^(E)horses are swifter than leopards
And ^(f)keener than ^(F)wolves in the evening.
Their ^(g)horsemen come galloping,
Their horsemen come from afar;
They fly like an ^(G)eagle swooping down to devour.

Footnotes:

a. Habakkuk 1:6: ['Lit ', bitter]

b. Habakkuk 1:6: ['Lit ', the breadth of]

c. Habakkuk 1:6: ['Lit ', take possession of]

d. Habakkuk 1:7: ['Lit ', eminence]

e. Habakkuk 1:7: ['Lit ', proceeds from]

f. Habakkuk 1:8: ['Or ', more eager, ' to attack']

g. Habakkuk 1:8: ['Or ', steeds paw, ' the ground']

Cross references:

A. Habakkuk 1:6: Jeremiah 4:11-13

B. Habakkuk 1:6: Jeremiah 8:10

C. Habakkuk 1:7: Isaiah 18:2; Isaiah 18:7

D. Habakkuk 1:7: Jeremiah 39:5-9

E. Habakkuk 1:8: Jeremiah 4:13

F. Habakkuk 1:8: Zephaniah 3:3

G. Habakkuk 1:8: Ezekiel 17:3; Hosea 8:1