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Habakkuk 3:14

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Thou didst pierce with his own staves the head of his warriors: They came as a whirlwind to scatter me; Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

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Habakkuk 3:14 in other translations

You pierced the heads of his warriors with their own spears.
They came as a whirlwind to scatter me,
gloating as if to devour the wretched in secret.

Habakkuk 3:14 · World English Bible

Habakkuk 3:14 in context

  1. 12Thou didst march through the land in indignation; Thou didst thresh the nations in anger.
  2. 13Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, For the salvation of thine anointed; Thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked man, Laying bare the foundation even unto the neck. Selah
  3. 14Thou didst pierce with his own staves the head of his warriors: They came as a whirlwind to scatter me; Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
  4. 15Thou didst tread the sea with thy horses, The heap of mighty waters.
  5. 16I heard, and my body trembled, My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entereth into my bones, and I tremble in my place; Because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, For the coming up of the people that invadeth us.