Habakkuk 1:4-17

4ThereforeH5921H3651 the 1LawH8451 2is ignoredH6313, And justiceH4941 3is neverH3808H5331 upheldH3318. For the wickedH7563 4surroundH3803 the righteousH6662; ThereforeH5921H3651 justiceH4941 comesH3318 outH3318 5confusedH6127.

5“6LookH7200 among the nationsH1471! WatchH5027! BeH8539 horrifiedH8539! 7BeH8539 frightenedH8539 speechlessH8539! For I am accomplishingH6466 8a workH6467 in your daysH3117-- You would not believeH539 it even ifH3588 9you were toldH5608!6For beholdH2009, I am 10raisingH6965 upH6965 the ChaldeansH3778, That 11grimH4751 and impetuousH4116 peopleH1471 Who marchH1980 12throughoutH4800 the earthH776, To 13takeH3423 possessionH3423 of dwellingH4908 placesH4908 that are not theirs.7They are terrifyingH366 and 14fearedH3372; Their 15justiceH4941 and 16authorityH7613 17originateH3318 with themselves.8Their 18horsesH5483 areH7043 fasterH7043 thanH4480 leopardsH5246, And quickerH2300 thanH4480 19wolvesH2061 in the eveningH6153. Their 20horsemenH6571 chargeH6335 alongH6335, Their 21horsemenH6571 comeH935 from afarH7350; They flyH5774 like an 22eagleH5404 23swoopingH2363 downH2363 to devourH398.9AllH3605 of them comeH935 for violenceH2555. 24Their hordeH4041 of 25facesH6440 movesH6923 forwardH6923. They gatherH622 captivesH7628 like sandH2344.10They 26makeH7046 funH7046 of kingsH4428, And dignitariesH7336 are an object of laughterH4890 to them. They 27laughH7832 at everyH3605 fortressH4013, Then 28heapH6651 upH6651 dirtH6083 and 29captureH3920 it.11ThenH227 they flyH2498 alongH2498 like the 30windH7307 and passH5674 onH5674. But they will be heldH816 31guiltyH816, They whoseH2098 32strengthH3581 is their godH433.”

12Are You not from 33timeH6924 everlastingH6924, LordH3068, my GodH430, my HolyH6918 OneH6918? We will not dieH4191. You, LordH3068, have 34appointedH7760 them to deliver judgmentH4941; And You, O 35RockH6697, have destinedH3245 them to punishH3198.13Your eyesH5869 are tooH4480 36pureH2889 to lookH7200 at evilH7451, And You cannotH3201H3808 lookH5027 at harmH5999 favorably. WhyH4100 do You 37lookH5027 favorably At those who dealH898 38treacherouslyH898? Why areH2790 You 39silentH2790 when the wickedH7563 40swallowH1104 upH1104 Those moreH4480 righteousH6662 thanH4480 they?14Why have You madeH6213 peopleH120 like the fishH1709 of the seaH3220, Like crawlingH7431 thingsH7431 that have noH3808 rulerH4910 over them?15The Chaldeans 41bringH5927 allH3605 of them upH5927 with a hookH2443, 42DragH1641 them awayH1641 with their netH2764, And gatherH622 them togetherH622 in their fishingH4365 netH4365. ThereforeH5921H3651 they rejoiceH8055 and areH1523 joyfulH1523.16ThereforeH5921H3651 they offerH2076 aH2076 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?