Habakkuk 1:6-10
1:7 a do whatever they like: No relief from injustice would come from the Babylonians. They were a law unto themselves, which added to the prophet’s perplexity at God’s decision to use them to punish Judah.1:8 b The vivid images of cheetahs, wolves, and eagles depict the speed, ferocity, and predatory nature of the Babylonian attacks against Judah (see Jer 4:13 c; 48:40 d; 49:22 e).
1:9 f The Babylonians indeed took many captives from Judah into exile between 605 and 586 BC (see Dan 1:1-3 g).
1:10 h The ancient battle tactic of building ramps of earth against the walls of cities under attack is widely attested in the ancient Near East (e.g., 2 Kgs 19:32 i; Nah 2:1 j).
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