Habakkuk 3:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.”
Habakkuk 3:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Habakkuk 3:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Habakkuk 3:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Thou hast pierced with his staves the head of his leaders, They are tempestuous to scatter me, Their exultation <FI>is<Fi> as to consume the poor in secret.”
Habakkuk 3:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Habakkuk 3:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thou didst strike through with his own spears the head of his leaders: They came out as a whirlwind to scatter me, Whose exulting was as to devour the afflicted secretly. ”
Habakkuk 3:14 — Darby Translation
Habakkuk 3:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou didest strike thorowe with his owne staues the heades of his villages: they came out as a whirle winde to scatter me: their reioycing was as to deuoure the poore secretly.”
Habakkuk 3:14 — Geneva Bible
Habakkuk 3:14 in Context — Habakkuk 3
12 Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.
13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
14 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
15 Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
16 When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
What Does Habakkuk 3:14 Mean?
Habakkuk 3:14 is a verse from the Book of Habakkuk, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Habakkuk chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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