Therefore (A)a lion from the forest will slay 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)transgressions are many,
Their apostasies are numerous.

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“Their (A)horses are swifter than leopards
And [a]keener than (B)wolves in the evening.
Their [b]horsemen come galloping,
Their horsemen come from afar;
They fly like an (C)eagle swooping down to devour.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:8 Or more eager to attack
  2. Habakkuk 1:8 Or steeds paw the ground