Habakkuk 2:17 meaning and explanation

For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of animals will terrify you, because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.

Habakkuk 2:17, Berean Standard Bible

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Habakkuk has been told that Babylon will be God's instrument against Judah, and chapter 2 records taunts the plundered nations will sing against that empire. Verse 17 belongs to the fourth woe, addressed to Babylon's king.

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