Habakkuk 1:12-2:1

International Children’s Bible

¹² Lord, you are the Lord who lives forever.
    You are my God, my holy God.
    You will not let those who trust you die.
Lord, you have chosen the Babylonians to punish people.
    Our Rock, you created them to punish the people.
¹³ Your eyes are too good to look at evil.
    You cannot stand to see people do wrong.
So how can you put up with those evil people?
    How can you be quiet when wicked people defeat people who are better than they are?
¹⁴ You treat people like fish in the sea.
    You treat them like sea animals without a leader.
¹⁵ The enemy catches all of them with hooks.
    He catches them in his net.
He drags them in.
    He is glad that he has caught them.
¹⁶ The enemy offers sacrifices to his net.
    He burns incense to worship it.
This is because his net lets him live like a rich man.
    His net lets him enjoy the best food.
¹⁷ Will he keep on taking riches with his net?
    Will he go on destroying people without showing mercy?