“I will explain to you; listen to me, and what I have seen, I will declare,

Make a just decision on my behalf! Decide what is right!

The following is the message which God revealed to Habakkuk the prophet:

The Lover to His Beloved: (7:1) Turn, turn, O Perfect One! Turn, turn, that I may stare at you! The Beloved to Her Lover: Why do you gaze upon the Perfect One like the dance of the Mahanaim?

O Lord, you are ready to act, but they don’t even notice. They will see and be put to shame by your angry judgment against humankind, yes, fire will consume your enemies.

They say to the visionaries, “See no more visions!” and to the seers, “Don’t relate messages to us about what is right! Tell us nice things, relate deceptive messages.

נ (Nun) Your prophets saw visions for you that were worthless lies. They failed to expose your sin so as to restore your fortunes. They saw oracles for you that were worthless lies.

It wraps its roots around a heap of stones and it looks for a place among stones.

And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God,

In the north when he is at work, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I see no trace of him.

If you yourselves have all seen this, Why in the world do you continue this meaningless talk?

All humanity has seen it; people gaze on it from afar.

Certainly the Lord is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.

As for me, because I am innocent I will see your face; when I awake you will reveal yourself to me.

Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.

When I saw this, I gave careful consideration to it; I received instruction from what I saw:

Do you see someone who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

This is a message about Babylon that God revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz:

You will see a king in his splendor; you will see a wide land.

But he did not lay a hand on the leaders of the Israelites, so they saw God, and they ate and they drank.