Habakkuk 1:4-6
Christian Standard Bible
4 This is why the law is ineffective
and justice never emerges.
For the wicked restrict(A) the righteous;
therefore, justice(B) comes out perverted.
God’s First Answer
5 Look at the nations[a](C) and observe(D)—
be utterly astounded!(E)
For I am doing something in your days
that you will not believe(F)
when you hear about it.(G)
6 Look! I am raising up(H) the Chaldeans,[b]
that bitter,(I) impetuous nation
that marches across the earth’s open spaces
to seize territories not its own.
Habakkuk 1:4-6
New International Version
4 Therefore the law(A) is paralyzed,
and justice never prevails.
The wicked hem in the righteous,
so that justice(B) is perverted.(C)
The Lord’s Answer
5 “Look at the nations and watch—
and be utterly amazed.(D)
For I am going to do something in your days
that you would not believe,
even if you were told.(E)
6 I am raising up the Babylonians,[a](F)
that ruthless and impetuous people,
who sweep across the whole earth(G)
to seize dwellings not their own.(H)
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:6 Or Chaldeans
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