Habakkuk 2:1-3

New Century Version

2 I will stand like a guard to watch
    and place myself at the tower.
I will wait to see what he will say to me;
    I will wait to learn how God will answer my complaint.

“Write down the vision;
    write it clearly on clay tablets
    so whoever reads it can run to tell others.
³ It is not yet time for the message to come true,
    but that time is coming soon;
    the message will come true.
It may seem like a long time,
    but be patient and wait for it,
because it will surely come;
    it will not be delayed.