Habakkuk 1:6-13

6For behold, I am 1raising up the Chaldeans, That 2grim and impetuous people Who march 3throughout the earth, To 4take possession of dwelling places that are not theirs.7They are terrifying and 5feared; Their 6justice and 7authority 8originate with themselves.8Their 9horses are faster than leopards, And quicker than 10wolves in the evening. Their 11horsemen charge along, Their 12horsemen come from afar; They fly like an 13eagle 14swooping down to devour.9All of them come for violence. 15Their horde of 16faces moves forward. They gather captives like sand.10They 17make fun of kings, And dignitaries are an object of laughter to them. They 18laugh at every fortress, Then 19heap up dirt and 20capture it.11Then they fly along like the 21wind and pass on. But they will be held 22guilty, They whose 23strength is their god.”

12Are You not from 24time everlasting, Lord, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. You, Lord, have 25appointed them to deliver judgment; And You, O 26Rock, have destined them to punish.13Your eyes are too 27pure to look at evil, And You cannot look at harm favorably. Why do You 28look favorably At those who deal 29treacherously? Why are You 30silent when the wicked 31swallow up Those more righteous than they?