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499 B
Markdown
17 lines
499 B
Markdown
Habakkuk describes Yahweh destroying the Chaldeans.
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## they came like a storm ##
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The power and quickness of the Chaldeans as they attacked the people of Israel is compared to the coming of a sudden storm. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## gloating ##
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"bragging"
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## devours the poor in a hiding place ##
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finds poor people who are hiding from them and kills them and takes all their goods (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## devours ##
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eats everything quickly |