Comparative Similes and the Imagery of Swiftness in Habakkuk 1:8
וְקַלּ֨וּ מִנְּמֵרִ֜ים סוּסָ֗יו וְחַדּוּ֙ מִזְּאֵ֣בֵי עֶ֔רֶב וּפָ֖שׁוּ פָּֽרָשָׁ֑יו וּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙ מֵרָחֹ֣וק יָבֹ֔אוּ יָעֻ֕פוּ כְּנֶ֖שֶׁר חָ֥שׁ לֶאֱכֹֽול׃ (Habakkuk 1:8) Swifter than leopards are his horses and sharper than wolves of evening and his horsemen spread out and his horsemen come from afar they fly like an eagle rushing to eat. Introduction to Habakkuk 1:8 Habakkuk 1:8 describes…