Habakkuk

¹This is the message that was given to Habakkuk the prophet. ²Lord, I continue to ask for help. When will you listen to me? I cried to you about the violence, but you did nothing! ³People are stealing things and hurting others. They are arguing and fighting. Why do you make me look at these terrible things? ⁴The law is weak and not fair to people. Evil people win their fights against good people. So the law is no longer fair, and justice does not win anymore. ⁵“Look at the other nations! Watch them, and you will be amazed. I will do something in your lifetime that will amaze you. You would not believe it even if you were told about it. ⁶I will make the Babylonians a strong nation. They are cruel and powerful fighters. They will march across the earth. They will take houses and cities that don’t belong to them. ⁷The Babylonians will scare the other people. They will do what they want to do and go where they want to go.