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Habakkuk 1:8

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Habakkuk 1:8

Verse 8 of 17

Scripture focus

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.

Habakkuk 1:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Habakkuk 1:8

Theological / Devotional

The leopards. The swiftness of the leopard in catching his prey is proverbial (see on Dan. 7:6). Evening wolves. Or, “evening jackals.” These animals are the most fierce at night, when they are prowling around for food (see Jer. 5:6; Zeph. 3:3). Spread themselves. The context favors the LXX reading, “ride forth”; that is, advance to conquer. Eagle. Heb. nesher, “a vulture,” or “an eagle.” Moses had prophesied that if Israel turned away from God, the people would be punished for their sins by a nation with horses so swift that they are fittingly compared to eagles (Deut. 28:47-50).

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