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Habakkuk 3:14

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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.

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Habakkuk 3:14 in other translations

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.

Habakkuk 3:14 · American Standard Version

Habakkuk 3:14 in context

  1. 12You marched through the land in wrath.
    You threshed the nations in anger.
  2. 13You went out for the salvation of your people,
    for the salvation of your anointed.
    You crushed the head of the land of wickedness.
    You stripped them head to foot.
  3. 14You 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.
  4. 15You trampled the sea with your horses,
    churning mighty waters.
  5. 16I heard, and my body trembled.
    My lips quivered at the voice.
    Rottenness enters 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 who invade us.