God’s First Answer

Look at the nations[a](A) and observe(B)
be utterly astounded!(C)
For something is taking place in your days
that you will not believe(D)
when you hear about it.(E)
Look! I am raising up(F) the Chaldeans,[b]
that bitter,(G) impetuous nation
that marches across the earth’s open spaces
to seize territories not its own.
They are fierce(H) and terrifying;
their views of justice and sovereignty
stem from themselves.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:5 DSS, LXX, Syr read Look, you treacherous people
  2. Habakkuk 1:6 = the Babylonians

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