10 They scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it. 11 Then they sweep by like the wind and pass on through. They are guilty; their own strength is their god.” 12 Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, You have established them for correction.
Habakkuk 1:10–12
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