Habakkuk 1:6 Meaning
For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not their's.
Context Explained
4Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
5Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.
6For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not their's.
7They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.
8Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Jeremiah 25:9
Both verses speak of God raising up nations for judgment.
Habakkuk 1:5
This verse reflects God's plan to use the Chaldeans as a means of judgment.
Isaiah 13:17
Isaiah also prophesies the rise of the Medes against Babylon, showing God's control over nations.
Source: Habakkuk 1:6