Habakkuk 1:6 meaning and explanation

For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans— that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.

Habakkuk 1:6, Berean Standard Bible

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Habakkuk has complained to God about violence and injustice in Judah, and verse 6 begins God's startling answer. The speaker is the LORD, replying to a prophet who expected judgment on the wicked within his own nation.

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