Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsTheir horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves; and their horsemen press proudly on: yea, their horsemen come from far; they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour.
Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.
Swifter than leopards have been its horses, And sharper than evening wolves, And increased have its horsemen, Even its horsemen from afar come in, They fly as an eagle, hasting to consume.
And their horses are swifter than the leopards, and are more agile than the evening wolves; and their horsemen prance proudly, and their horsemen come from afar: they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentHabakkuk — A prophet in dialogue with God — two complaints, two answers, a psalm. ‘The just shall live by his faith’ — cited three times in the NT.
- Author
- Habakkuk the prophet (1:1)
- Date
- Late 7th c. BC, shortly before the Babylonian rise to dominance