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Chaldeans Used to Punish Judah

The 1aoracle which Habakkuk the prophet saw.

2 aHow long, O LORD, will I call for help,And You will not hear?I cry out to You, “Violence!”Yet You do bnot save.3 Why do You make me asee iniquity,And cause me to look on wickedness?Yes, bdestruction and violence are before me;cStrife exists and contention arises.4 Therefore the alaw is 1ignoredAnd justice 2is never upheld.For the wicked bsurround the righteous;Therefore justice comes out cperverted.
5 “aLook among the nations! Observe!Be astonished! bWonder!Because I am doing csomething in your days—You would not believe if 1you were told.6 “For behold, I am araising up the Chaldeans,That 1fierce and impetuous peopleWho march 2throughout the earthTo 3bseize dwelling places which are not theirs.7 “They are dreaded and afeared;Their bjustice and 1authority 2originate with themselves.8 “Their ahorses are swifter than leopardsAnd 1keener than bwolves in the evening.Their 2horsemen come galloping,Their horsemen come from afar;They fly like an ceagle swooping down to devour.9 “All of them come for violence.1Their horde of afaces moves forward.They collect captives like sand.10 “They amock at kingsAnd rulers are a laughing matter to them.They blaugh at every fortressAnd cheap up rubble to capture it.11 “Then they will sweep through like the awind and pass on.But they will be held bguilty,They whose cstrength is their god.”
12 Are You not from aeverlasting,O LORD, my God, my Holy One?We will not die.You, O LORD, have bappointed them to judge;And You, O cRock, have established them to correct.13 Your eyes are too apure to 1approve evil,And You can not look on wickedness with favor.Why do You blook with favorOn those who deal ctreacherously?Why are You dsilent when the wicked eswallow upThose more righteous than they?14 Why have You made men like the fish of the sea,Like creeping things without a ruler over them?15 The Chaldeans abring all of them up with a hook,bDrag them away with their net,And gather them together in their fishing net.Therefore they rejoice and are glad.16 Therefore they offer a sacrifice to their netAnd 1burn incense to their fishing net;Because through athese things their 2catch is 3large,And their food is 4plentiful.17 Will they therefore empty their anetAnd continually bslay nations without sparing?
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Habakkuk Calls for Help

The 1aoracle which Habakkuk the prophet beheld.

2 aHow long, O 1Yahweh, will I call for help,And You will not hear?I cry out to You, “Violence!”Yet You do bnot save.3 Why do You make me asee wickednessAnd cause me to look on trouble?Indeed, bdevastation and violence are before me;cAnd there is strife, and contention is lifted up.4 Therefore the alaw is 1ignored,And justice never comes forth.For the wicked bsurround the righteous;Therefore justice comes forth cperverted.
Yahweh Raises the Dreaded Chaldeans
5 “aSee among the nations! And look!Be also astonished! bBe astounded!Because I am doing csomething in your days—You would not believe if it was recounted to you.6 “For behold, I am araising up the Chaldeans,That bitter and hasty nationWho walks on the breadth of the landTo bpossess dwelling places which are not theirs.7 “They are dreaded and afeared;Their bjustice and exaltation come forth from themselves.8 “Their ahorses are swifter than leopardsAnd 1sharper than bwolves in the evening.Their 2horsemen come galloping;Their horsemen come from afar;They fly like an ceagle swooping down to devour.9 “All of them come for violence.1Their horde of afaces moves forward.And they gather captives like sand.10 “And they amock at kings,And rulers are a laughing matter to them.They blaugh at every fortressAnd cheap up dirt and capture it.11 “Then they will sweep through like the awind and pass on.But they will be held bguilty,They whose cpower is their god.”
Yahweh Has Placed Them to Judge
12 Are You not from aeverlasting,O Yahweh, my God, my Holy One?We will not die.You, O Yahweh, have bplaced them to judge;And You, O cRock, have established them to reprove.13 Your eyes are too apure to see evil,And You cannot look on trouble.Why do You blookOn those who deal ctreacherously?Why are You dsilent when the wicked eswallow upThose more righteous than they?14 And You have made men like the fish of the sea,Like creeping things without a ruler over them.15 The Chaldeans abring all of them up with a hook,bDrag them away with their net,And gather them together in their fishing net.Therefore they are glad and rejoice.16 Therefore they offer a sacrifice to their netAnd 1burn incense to their fishing netBecause through athese things their portion is richAnd their food is fat.17 Will they therefore empty their anetAnd continually bkill nations without sparing?