Habakkuk 1:6–12
6 Look! I am raising upn the Chaldeans,C
that bitter,o impetuous nation
that marches across the earth’s open spaces
to seize territories not its own.
7 They are fiercep and terrifying;
their views of justice and sovereignty
stem from themselves.
8 Their horses are swifterq than leopardsr
and more fierceD than wolves of the night.
Their horsemen charge ahead;
their horsemen come from distant lands.
They fly like eagles, swooping to devour.s
9 All of them come to do violence;
their facest are set in determination.E
They gatheru prisoners like sand.v
10 They mockw kings,
and rulers are a joke to them.
They laughx at every fortress
and build siege ramps to capturey it.
11 Then they sweepz by like the wind
and pass through.
They are guilty;F their strength is their god.
12 Are you not from eternity, Lord my God?aa
My Holy One,ab youG will not die.
Lord, you appointed them to execute judgment;
my Rock,ac you destined them to punish us.