Habakkuk Foretells of the Capture of the Chaldeans |
Habakkuk 1:1-17 The Book of Habakkuk [in Smaller Chunks] |
The burden, [a.k.a. vision, that] Habakkuk, the prophet, [saw.] O Lord, how long shall I cry [out] & You won't hear! [I] even cry out to You [about] violence, & You won't save! Why [do] You [declare] to me [what is] [sinful,] & cause me to [see injustice.] |
For [plundering] & violence are [in front of] me: & there are [those,] [who] raise up [disagreement & arguments.] Therefore, the Law is [slow] & [justice] never [does] go [out.] [Isaiah 1:23-24 Your princes are rebellious, & companions of thieves. |
Everyone loves gifts, [a.k.a. bribes,] & follows after rewards. They [don't] judge the fatherless, & neither [does] the [case] of the widow come to them. Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, says, Ah, I will [ease Myself] of [My] adversaries, & avenge [Myself] of [My] enemies.] |
For the wicked [surrounds around] the righteous. Therefore, wrong judgment [continues.] [Micah 3:10-11 They build up Zion with [bloodshed] & [build up] Jerusalem with [what is] [sinful.] |
The [leaders of it,] judge for reward; [its] priests teach for [pay;] & the prophets [of it] divine for money. [Still,] they [rely] upon the Lord, & say, Isn't the Lord among us? [No,] evil shall come upon us.] |
You among the heathen, [look,] & [pay attention,] & wonder [with admiration.] For I will [do] a work, [a.k.a. miracle] in your days, [that] you won't believe, [even if] it [is] told [to] you. |
For, [look,] I [will] raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter & [impetuous] nation. [Who] shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the [homes] that aren't theirs. They are [terribly] dreadful, & their judgment & dignity [come from] themselves. |
Also, their horses are swifter than the leopards, & are more fierce than the wolves [at night.] And their horsemen shall spread themselves [out] & their horsemen shall come from far [away.] They shall fly as [fast as a hungry] eagle, that [hurries] to eat. |
They all shall come for violence & their faces shall [devour] like the East wind, & they shall gather [them for] captivity, as [numerous as] the sand. And they shall [mock] the kings, & the princes shall be [looked down on by] them. They shall [ridicule] every stronghold. |
For they shall heap [up] [dirt] [for embankments] & [capture] it. Then, his mind shall change & he shall [cross] over, & [go astray, attributing,] his power to his god. |
[Revelation 9:20-21 And the rest of the men, [who] weren't killed by these plagues, [& still didn't] [repent] of the works [made by] their hands, [so] that they shouldn't worship [demons,] & idols of: gold, silver, brass, stone, & wood: [that] can neither see, nor hear, nor walk. Neither [did] they [repent] of their murders; sorceries, fornication, [a.k.a. adultery,] nor their thefts.] |
O Lord my God, [my] Holy One, aren't You from everlasting? You have [appointed] them for judgment. And, O mighty God, You have [designated] them for correction. [Malachi 3:5-6 And I will come near to you [for] judgment. |
And I will be a swift witness against the: sorcerers; adulterers; [those who] [swear falsely;] & against those [who] oppress the: [hired worker with] his wages; the widow; the fatherless; & turn aside the stranger from his [rights;] & [those who] [don't] fear [respect] Me, says the Lord of Hosts. For I Am the Lord, & I [don't] change. Therefore, you sons of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel,] aren't consumed.] |
You, [who have] purer eyes than to [look upon] evil & can't look on [what is] [sinful, why] [do] you look upon [those, who behave] treacherously, & [hold] your tongue when the wicked [devour] the man, [who] is more righteous than he [is?] |
[Deuteronomy 24:14-15 You shall not oppress [a] hired servant, [who] is poor & needy, whether he [is] of your brethren, or of your strangers, [who] are within your gates, in your land. |
At [the end of] his day, you shall give him his hire, [a.k.a. wages,] & neither shall the sun go down upon it. For he is poor, & sets his heart upon, [a.k.a. depends upon] it. Lest he cry [out] against you to the Lord, & [its] [attributed as a] sin to you.] |
And [do you] make men [like] the [fish] of the sea, & [like] the [crawling] things, that have nor ruler over them? They take all of them up with the [hook,] & they catch them in their net, & gather them in their [trawling net.] Therefore, they rejoice & are glad. |
Therefore they sacrifice to their net, & burn incense to their [trawling net;] because by them, their portion is [abundant,] & their meat is [plentiful.] [Deuteronomy 8:17-18 And you say in your heart, My power & the [strength] of [my hands] has gotten me this wealth. |
But you shall remember the Lord your God. For it is He, [Who] gives you power to get wealth, [so] that He may establish His covenant [contract, that] He [swore] to your [forefathers, like] it is this day.] |
Therefore, shall they [continue] [to] not spare & empty their [nets,] & slay the nations [without mercy?] |