NOTES ON The Book of HABAKKUK
 
It is probable, Habakkuk lived and prophesied in the reign of king Manasseh. His book is a mixture of the prophet's addresses to God in the peoples name, and to the people in God's name. The whole, particularly, refers to the invasion of the land of Judah by the Chaldeans: but it is of general use especially to those who are tempted, concerning the prosperity of bad, and troubles of good men.


Habakkuk Chapter 01 Habakkuk's Complaint, The Lord's Answer, Habakkuk's Second Complaint
  
Chapter I

The prophet complains of the violence practised by the Jews, ver. 1 - 4. God foretells the punishment of it, ver. 5 - 11. The prophet complains of the mischief done by the Chaldeans, ver. 12 - 17.

1 The burden - The prophet seems to speak of these grievous things, as a burden which he himself groaned under.
4 Therefore - Because the wicked go on with impunity. The law - The whole law, moral, ceremonial, and judicial. Is slacked - Is slighted, and not observed. Go forth - From magistrates, judges, and public officers. Doth compass about - As it were besieges, with design to oppress and ruin.
5 Behold ye - Here God begins to answer the prophet. Among the heathen - See what judgments have been executed upon the heathen for like sins.
6 Bitter - Cruel, and without mercy. Hasty - Speedy in executing their merciless purposes.
7 Their judgment - The law they observe, is their own will. Their dignity - Their authority is all from themselves, without respect to any other law or rule whatever.
8 The evening wolves - Which with fasting in the day, came out in the evening, fierce and ravenous. Shall spread - All over the land.
9 For violence - To enrich themselves by making a prey of all. Their faces - Their very countenances shall be as blasting as the east - wind.
10 At the kings - Which opposed their designs. And take it - By mighty mounts cast up.
12 Shall not die - Be utterly destroyed. Ordained - Set up, and designed. Them - The Chaldean kingdom. For judgment - To execute this judgment, which is tempered with mercy. For correction - To chastise, not to destroy.
14 And makest - Not infusing cruel appetites, but permitting them to act according to such appetite which was already in them. As the fishes - Of which the greater greedily devour the smaller. Creeping things - Which in the waters are food for the lesser fry; so the world, like the sea, is wholly oppression. No ruler - None to defend the weak, or restrain the mighty.
15 They - The Chaldeans draw out all alike, good or bad. In their net - Destroying many together. And gather - As if they could never have enough, they drive men into their nets.
16 They sacrifice - Ascribe the praise of their victories. Their net - To their own contrivances, diligence, and power.
17 Empty their net - As fisher - men empty the full net to fill it again.

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