Habakkuk 2:8 meaning and explanation

Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you— because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.

Habakkuk 2:8, Berean Standard Bible

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God has told Habakkuk that Babylon, the proud empire he raised up, will itself be judged. Here the LORD addresses that plunderer directly: because it has stripped many nations, the remnant of those peoples will one day strip it.

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