Verse 7
Many nations feared the Babylonians, who were a law unto themselves. They lived by rules that they made rather than those that were customary at the time. Similarly the Third Reich called error truth and right wrong to suit its own purposes.
"If God’s people refuse to fear him, they will ultimately be compelled to fear those less worthy of fear (cf. Deuteronomy 28:47-48; [sic] 58-68; Jeremiah 5:15-22)." [Note: Armerding, p. 503.]
The Jews of Habakkuk’s day did not believe that God would allow the Gentiles to overrun their nation (cf. Jeremiah 5:12; Jeremiah 6:14; Jeremiah 7:1-34; Jeremiah 8:11; Lamentations 4:12; Amos 6). Yet their law and their prophets warned them that this could happen (cf. Deuteronomy 28:49-50; 1 Kings 11:14; 1 Kings 11:23; Jeremiah 4; Jeremiah 5:14-17; Jeremiah 6:22-30; Amos 6:14).
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