1. This is the message that was given to Habakkuk the prophet.
2. Lord, I continue to ask for help. When will you listen to me? I cried to you about the violence, but you did nothing!
3. People are stealing things and hurting others. They are arguing and fighting. Why do you make me look at these terrible things?
4. The law is weak and not fair to people. Evil people win their fights against good people. So the law is no longer fair, and justice does not win anymore.
5. “Look at the other nations! Watch them, and you will be amazed. I will do something in your lifetime that will amaze you. You would not believe it even if you were told about it.
6. I will make the Babylonians a strong nation. They are cruel and powerful fighters. They will march across the earth. They will take houses and cities that don’t belong to them.