Habakkuk 3:14 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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.

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

You struck down their leaders with their own weapons. They came at me like a tornado, thinking they'd destroy everything — they were the type who got off on crushing people who couldn't fight back.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God turns the tables on bullies by using their own tactics against them.

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