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Habakkuk 1:8 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Habakkuk 1:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Habakkuk chapter 1 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. fierce: Heb. sharp”
Habakkuk 1:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Habakkuk 1:8
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. This verse employs vivid animal imagery to depict Babylon's military superiority. Horses swifter than leopards (קַלּוּ מִנְּמֵרִים סוּסָיו/qallu minnemerim susav)—the leopard was the ancient world's symbol of speed. Babylonian cavalry surpassed even this standard, arriving before enemies could prepare defense.More fierce than evening wolves (וְחַדּוּ מִזְּאֵבֵי עֶרֶב/vec...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Habakkuk 1:8
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“he shall come up as clouds”
“Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.”
“Thus says the Lord Yahweh: A great eagle with great wings and long feathers”
“from the end of the earth”
“a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them”
“they laid wait for us in the wilderness.”
“asked him”
“Don't you know what these things mean? tell them”
“there is where the vultures{or”