The Prophet Questions God’s Judgments

The burden which the prophet Habakkuk saw.

Therefore the law is powerless, And justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; Therefore perverse judgment proceeds.

They are terrible and dreadful; Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.

The Prophet’s Second Question

Are You not from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, You have appointed them for judgment; O Rock, You have marked them for correction.