Habakkuk 3:14
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study 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.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
With his own spear
בְמַטָּיו֙ (ḇə·maṭ·ṭāw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe

You pierced
נָקַ֤בְתָּ (nā·qaḇ·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5344: To puncture

his head,
רֹ֣אשׁ (rōš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7218: The head

when his warriors
פְּרָזָ֔יו (pə·rā·zāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6518: Decide, a chieftain

stormed out
יִסְעֲר֖וּ (yis·‘ă·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5590: To rush upon, to toss

to scatter us,
לַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִי (la·hă·p̄î·ṣê·nî)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6327: To be dispersed or scattered

gloating
עֲלִ֣יצֻתָ֔ם (‘ă·lî·ṣu·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5951: Exultation

as though ready
כְּמוֹ־ (kə·mōw-)
Preposition
Strong's 3644: Like, as, when

to secretly
בַּמִּסְתָּֽר׃ (bam·mis·tār)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4565: A secret place, hiding place

devour
לֶאֱכֹ֥ל (le·’ĕ·ḵōl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 398: To eat

the weak.
עָנִ֖י (‘ā·nî)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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