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Berean Standard Bible

“With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak.”

Habakkuk 3:14

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak.

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.

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Horadaste con sus báculos las cabezas de sus villas, que como tempestad acometieron para derramarme: su orgullo era como para devorar al pobre encubiertamente.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Destruiste con sus propias armas a los que salieron como un torbellino, dispuestos a atacarnos y a sacarnos de nuestra tierra. Salieron contra nosotros muy contentos y confiados, pues creían que nos podían derrotar fácilmente.

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