Habakkuk 1:10-12

New International Reader's Version

¹⁰ They mock kings
    and make fun of rulers.
They laugh at all the cities
    that have high walls around them.
They build dirt ramps against the walls
    and capture the cities.
¹¹ They sweep past like the wind.
    Then they go on their way.
They are guilty.
    They worship their own strength.”

¹² Lord, haven’t you existed forever?
    You are my holy God.
    You will never die.
Lord, you have appointed the Babylonians
    to punish your people.
    My Rock, you have chosen them to judge us.