Habakkuk, Chapter 1, verses 5-11

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“Look among the nations! Observe!
Be astonished! Wonder!
Because I am doing something in your days—
You would not believe if^dyou were told.

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“For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans,
That^efierce and impetuous people
Who march^fthroughout the earth
To^gseize dwelling places which are not theirs.

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“They are dreaded and feared;
Their justice and^hauthorityⁱoriginate with themselves.

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“Their horses are swifter than leopards
And^jkeener than wolves in the evening.
Their^khorsemen come galloping,
Their horsemen come from afar;
They fly like an eagle swooping down to devour.

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“All of them come for violence.
^lTheir horde of faces moves forward.
They collect captives like sand.

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“They mock at kings
And rulers are a laughing matter to them.
They laugh at every fortress
And heap up rubble to capture it.

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“Then they will sweep through like the wind and pass on.
But they will be held guilty,
They whose strength is their god.”


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