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Judgment on the Plunderer of Nations

“Will not all of these ridicule him
    with mocking scorn? They will say,
‘Woe to the one who hordes for himself what isn’t his.
    How long will you enrich yourself by extortion?’[a]
Won’t your creditors revolt unexpectedly?
    Won’t those who make you tremble wake up?
        As a result, you’ll become their prey!
Because you plundered many nations,
    all of their remnants will plunder you.
Human blood has been shed,[b]
    and violence has been done to[c] the land,
        to the city, and to all who live in it.”

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:6 Lit. by loans
  2. Habakkuk 2:8 The Heb. lacks has been shed
  3. Habakkuk 2:8 Lit. violence of