Habakkuk describes Yahweh destroying the Chaldeans.

## they came like a storm ##

The power and quickness of the Chaldeans as they attacked the people of Israel is compared to the coming of a sudden storm. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## gloating ##

"bragging"

## devours the poor in a hiding place ##

finds poor people who are hiding from them and kills them and takes all their goods (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## devours ##

eats everything quickly