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1:1  I am Habakkuk the prophet. And this is the message that the Lord gave me.
1:2  Our Lord, how long must I beg for your help before you listen? How long before you save us from all this violence?
1:3  Why do you make me watch such terrible injustice? Why do you allow violence, lawlessness, crime, and cruelty to spread everywhere?
1:4  Laws cannot be enforced; justice is always the loser; criminals crowd out honest people and twist the laws around.
1:5  Look and be amazed at what's happening among the nations! Even if you were told, you would never believe what's taking place now.
1:6  I am sending the Babylonians. They are fierce and cruel— marching across the land, conquering cities and towns.
1:7  How fearsome and frightening. Their only laws and rules are the ones they make up.
1:8  Their cavalry troops are faster than leopards, more ferocious than wolves hunting at sunset, and swifter than hungry eagles suddenly swooping down.
1:9  They are eager to destroy, and they gather captives like handfuls of sand.
1:10  They make fun of rulers and laugh at fortresses, while building dirt mounds so they can capture cities.
1:11  Then suddenly they disappear like a gust of wind— those sinful people who worship their own strength.
1:12  Holy Lord God, mighty rock, you are eternal, and we are safe from death. You are using those Babylonians to judge and punish others.
1:13  But you can't stand sin or wrong. So don't sit by in silence while they gobble up people who are better than they are.
1:14  The people you put on this earth are like fish or reptiles without a leader.
1:15  Then an enemy comes along and takes them captive with hooks and nets. It makes him so happy
1:16  that he offers sacrifices to his fishing nets, because they make him rich and provide choice foods.
1:17  Will he keep hauling in his nets and destroying nations without showing mercy?