Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:8

⁸Their 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Their horses	סוּסָ֗יו	sū·sāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5483 swallow or swift
are swifter	וְקַלּ֨וּ	wə·qal·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
than leopards	מִנְּמֵרִ֜ים	min·nə·mê·rîm	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H5246 leopard
fiercer	וְחַדּוּ֙	wə·ḥad·dū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2300 be sharp, keen
than wolves	מִזְּאֵ֣בֵי	miz·zə·’ê·ḇê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2061 wolf
of the night	עֶ֔רֶב	‘e·reḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
Their horsemen	פָּֽרָשָׁ֑יו	pā·rā·šāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6571 horse, steed
charge ahead	וּפָ֖שׁוּ	ū·p̄ā·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6335 spring about
and their cavalry	וּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙	ū·p̄ā·rā·šāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6571 horse, steed
comes	יָבֹ֔אוּ	yā·ḇō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from afar	מֵרָח֣וֹק	mê·rā·ḥō·wq	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7350 distant, far
They fly	יָעֻ֕פוּ	yā·‘u·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5774 fly
like a vulture	כְּנֶ֖שֶׁר	kə·ne·šer	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
swooping down	חָ֥שׁ	ḥāš	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2363 haste, make haste
to devour	לֶאֱכֽוֹל׃	le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 4:13 · Zephaniah 3:3 · Ezekiel 17:3 · Jeremiah 5:6 · Deuteronomy 28:49 · Hosea 8:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.