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His horses are faster than leopards;
        they are quicker than wolves of the evening.
    His horsemen charge forward;
        his horsemen come from far away.
            They fly in to devour, swiftly, like an eagle.[a]
They come for violence,
        the horde with all their faces set toward the desert.[b]
He takes captives like sand.
10     He makes fun of kings;
rulers are ridiculous to him.
        He laughs at every fortress,
            then he piles up dirt and takes it.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:8 Or vulture
  2. Habakkuk 1:9 Heb uncertain

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