Verse 16
Habakkuk trembled all over as he waited for the day of Babylon’s invasion of Judah, the day of her distress. He could do nothing but wait patiently for the Babylonians to grow stronger and for judgment to come on Israel. It is a terrible feeling to know that calamity is coming but that one can do nothing to prevent it. He could endure the prospect because he remembered that the omnipotent God of Israel had consistently defended her in the past and promised to do so in the future. Earlier when the prophet heard about the powerful Babylonians, he wanted to talk with God (Habakkuk 2:1). But now, having been reminded of the infinitely more powerful Yahweh, he had nothing more to say (cf. Job 42:1-6). God would handle the Babylonians. All Habakkuk had to do was wait.
"Over the years, I’ve often leaned on three verses that have helped me wait patiently on the Lord. ’Stand still’ (Exodus 14:13), ’Sit still’ (Ruth 3:18), and ’Be still’ (Psalms 46:10). Whenever we find ourselves getting ’churned up’ within, we can be sure that we need to stop, pray, and wait on the Lord before we do some stupid thing." [Note: Wiersbe, p. 422.]
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