Habakkuk 1:4-17

4ThereforeH5921H3651 the 1lawH8451 is 2ignoredH6313 And justiceH4941 3is neverH3808H5331 upheldH3318. For the wickedH7563 4surroundH3803 the righteousH6662; ThereforeH5921H3651 justiceH4941 comesH3318 out 5pervertedH6127.

5“6LookH7200 among the nationsH1471! ObserveH5027! Be astonishedH8539! 7WonderH8539! BecauseH3588 I am doingH6466 8somethingH6467 in your daysH3117-- You would not believeH539 ifH3588 9you were toldH5608.6For beholdH2009, I am 10raisingH6965 up the ChaldeansH3778, That 11fierceH4751 and impetuousH4116 peopleH1471 Who marchH1980 12throughoutH4800 the earthH776 To 1314seizeH3423 dwellingH4908 placesH4908 which are not theirs.7They are dreadedH366 and 15fearedH3372; Their 16justiceH4941 and 17authorityH7613 18originateH3318 with themselves.8Their 19horsesH5483 are swifterH7043 thanH4480 leopardsH5246 And 20keenerH2300 thanH4480 21wolvesH2061 in the eveningH6153. Their 22horsemenH6571 comeH935 gallopingH6335, Their horsemenH6571 comeH935 from afarH7350; They flyH5774 like an 23eagleH5404 swoopingH2363 down to devourH398.9AllH3605 of them comeH935 for violenceH2555. 24Their hordeH4041 of 25facesH6440 moves forwardH6921. They collectH622 captivesH7628 like sandH2344.10They 26mockH7046 at kingsH4428 And rulersH7336 are a laughingH4890 matter to them. They 27laughH7832 at everyH3605 fortressH4013 And 28heapH6651 up rubbleH6083 to captureH3920 it.11ThenH227 they will sweepH2498 throughH2498 like the 29windH7307 and passH5674 on. But they will be heldH816 30guiltyH816, They whoseH2098 31strengthH3581 is their godH433.”

12Are You not from 32everlastingH6924, O LordH3068, my GodH430, my HolyH6918 OneH6918? We will not dieH4191. You, O LordH3068, have 33appointedH7760 them to judgeH4941; And You, O 34RockH6697, have establishedH3245 them to correctH3198.13Your eyesH5869 are tooH4480 35pureH2889 to 36approveH7200 evilH7451, And You canH3201 not lookH5027 on wickednessH5999 with favor. WhyH4100 do You 37lookH5027 with favor On those who dealH898 38treacherouslyH898? Why are You 39silentH2790 when the wickedH7563 40swallowH1104 up Those moreH4480 righteousH6662 thanH4480 they?14Why have You madeH6213 menH120 like the fishH1709 of the seaH3220, Like creepingH7431 thingsH7431 withoutH3808 a rulerH4910 over them?15The Chaldeans 41bringH5927 allH3605 of them up with a hookH2443, 42DragH1641 them awayH1641 with their netH2764, And gatherH622 them together in their fishingH4365 netH4365. ThereforeH5921H3651 they rejoiceH8055 and are gladH1523.16ThereforeH5921H3651 they offerH2076 a sacrificeH2076 to their netH2764 And 43burnH6999 incenseH6999 to their fishingH4365 netH4365; BecauseH3588 through 44theseH1992 thingsH1992 their 45catchH2506 is 46largeH8082, And their foodH3978 is 47plentifulH1277.17Will they thereforeH5921H3651 emptyH7385 their 48netH2764 And continuallyH8548 49slayH2026 nationsH1471 withoutH3808 sparingH2550?