Habakkuk 3:14 Hebrew Word Analysis

0Thou didst strike throughנָקַ֤בְתָּh5344
1with his stavesבְמַטָּיו֙h4294
2the headרֹ֣אשׁh7218
3of his villagesפְּרָזָ֔וh6518
4they came out as a whirlwindיִסְעֲר֖וּh5590
5to scatterלַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִיh6327
6me their rejoicingעֲלִ֣יצֻתָ֔םh5951
7כְּמוֹh3644
8was as to devourלֶאֱכֹ֥לh398
9the poorעָנִ֖יh6041
10secretlyבַּמִּסְתָּֽר׃h4565

Other Translations

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

You have put your spears through his head, his horsemen were sent in flight like dry stems; they had joy in driving away the poor, in making a meal of them secretly.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Thou hast pierced with his staves the head of his leaders, They are tempestuous to scatter me, Their exultation `is' as to consume the poor in secret.