Habakkuk 3:14

Thou didst strike through Thou hast pierced through with thy spears the head of his warriors. The Heb. text reads hisspears or staves, which would mean that the weapons of the enemy were turned against himself. But though the idea is not uncommon (Ezekiel 38:21; Zechariah 14:13; cf. 1 Samuel 14:20) that the enemies of God's people shall be thrown into a panic and mutually destroy each other, there is nothing in the present passage to suggest that idea. The term rendered warriorswith Vulgate (A.V. villages) does not occur again; Sept. princes.

They came out which were come out as a whirlwind.

Their rejoicingwas] exulting as about to devour the afflicted in secret places; lit. their exulting was as to devour. The figure is taken from the wild beast who devours his prey in his covert (Psalms 10:7-9; Psalms 17:12). The enemy exulted or raised a cry of exultation, feeling that their prey, the afflicted, that is the people Israel, was within their grasp. Comp. Exodus 14:3; Exodus 15:9, "The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them."