Behold among the heathen, and regard, and wonder, and marvel: for I will work a work in your days: [a]ye will not believe it, though it be told you.

For lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and furious nation, which shall go upon the breadth of the land to possess the dwelling places that are not theirs.

They are terrible and fearful: [b]their judgment, and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:5 As in times past you would not believe God’s word, so shall ye not now believe the strange plagues which are at hand.
  2. Habakkuk 1:7 They themselves shall be your judges in this cause, and none shall have authority over them to control them.

The Lord’s Answer

“Look at the nations and watch—
    and be utterly amazed.(A)
For I am going to do something in your days
    that you would not believe,
    even if you were told.(B)
I am raising up the Babylonians,[a](C)
    that ruthless and impetuous people,
who sweep across the whole earth(D)
    to seize dwellings not their own.(E)
They are a feared and dreaded people;(F)
    they are a law to themselves
    and promote their own honor.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:6 Or Chaldeans