Habakkuk 1:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHabakkuk 1:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְקַלּ֨וּ
qâlal
H7043
to be light
מִנְּמֵרִ֜ים
nâmêr
H5246
leopard
סוּסָ֗יו
çûwç
H5483
horse
וְחַדּוּ֙
châdad
H2300
to sharpen
מִזְּאֵ֣בֵי
zᵉʼêb
H2061
wolf
עֶ֔רֶב
ʻereb
H6153
evening
וּפָ֖שׁוּ
pûwsh
H6335
to spring about
פָּֽרָשָׁ֑יו
pârâsh
H6571
horse
וּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙
pârâsh
H6571
horse
מֵרָח֣וֹק
râchôwq
H7350
far
יָבֹ֔אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
יָעֻ֕פוּ
ʻûwph
H5774
to fly
כְּנֶ֖שֶׁר
nesher
H5404
eagle
חָ֥שׁ
chûwsh
H2363
to hasten
לֶאֱכֽוֹל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
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World English Bible Public Domain
Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves. Their horsemen press proudly on. Yes, their horsemen come from afar. They fly as an eagle that hurries to devour.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And his horses are swifter than leopards, and they are fiercer than wolves of the evening. And his horsemen spread out, and his horsemen come from a distance, they fly like an eagle rushing to devour.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).