Habakkuk 1:6-11

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁶ “For behold, I am ^(A)raising up the Chaldeans,
That ^[a]fierce and impetuous people
Who march ^[b]throughout the earth
To ^[c](B)seize dwelling places which are not theirs.
⁷ “They are dreaded and ^(C)feared;
Their ^(D)justice and ^[d]authority ^[e]originate with themselves.
⁸ “Their ^(E)horses are swifter than leopards
And ^[f]keener than ^(F)wolves in the evening.
Their ^[g]horsemen come galloping,
Their horsemen come from afar;
They fly like an ^(G)eagle swooping down to devour.
⁹ “All of them come for violence.
^[h]Their horde of ^(H)faces moves forward.
They collect captives like sand.
¹⁰ “They ^(I)mock at kings
And rulers are a laughing matter to them.
They ^(J)laugh at every fortress
And ^(K)heap up rubble to capture it.
¹¹ “Then they will sweep through like the ^(L)wind and pass on.
But they will be held ^(M)guilty,
They whose ^(N)strength is their god.”