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Habakkuk 1:9
All of them come bent on violence;
from The LORD’s Answer, Habakkuk 1:5-11
What it says

All of them come bent on violence and gather captives like sand.

What it is doing

This verse states the brutal purpose of their advance.

In context

5“Look at the nations and observe— 6For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans — 7They are dreaded and feared; 8Their horses are swifter than leopards, 9All of them come bent on violence; 10They scoff at kings 11Then they sweep by like the wind