Habakkuk 1:5
“Look at the nations and observe—
What it says
The LORD commands Habakkuk to look among the nations and see a work he would hardly believe.
What it is doing
This verse introduces the divine answer as surprising and unsettling.
In context
5“Look at the nations and observe— 6For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans — 7They are dreaded and feared; 8Their horses are swifter than leopards, 9All of them come bent on violence; 10They scoff at kings 11Then they sweep by like the wind