Habkkuk 1: 3 – 11, 14-15,17
Must i forever see this sin and sadness all around me? Wherever i look there is oppression and bribery and men who love to argue and to fight. V4 The law is not enforced and there is no justice given in the courts, for the wicked far outnumber the righteous, and bribes and trickery prevail. The Lord replied: “Look and be amazed! You will be astounded at what I am about to do! For I am going to do something in your own lifetime that you will have to see to believe. V6 I am raising a new force on the world scene, the chaldeans, a cruel and violent nation who will march across the world and conquer it. V7 They are notorious for their cruelty. They do as they like, and no one can interfere. V8 Their horses are swifter than leopards. They are a fierce people, more fierce than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry move proudly forward from a distant land; like eagles they come swooping down to pounce upon their orey. V9 All opposition melts away before the terror of their presence. They collect captives like sand. V10 “They scoff at kings and princes, and scorn their forts. They simply heap up dirt against their walls and capture them! V11 They sweep past like wind and are gone, but their guilt is deep, for they claim their power is from their gods.” V14 Are we but fish, to be caught and killed? Are we but creeping things that have no leader to defend them from their foes? V15 Must we be strung up on their hooks and dragged out in their nets, while they rejoice? V17 Will you let them get away with this forever? Will they succees forever in heartless wars?
The Living Bible Version
The Lord will have mercyvon His own.