Habakkuk 1:12 - Common English Bible

LORD, aren’t you ancient, my God, my holy one? Don’t let us die. LORD, you put the Chaldean here for judgment. Rock, you established him as a rebuke.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Are not You from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, You have appointed [the Chaldean] to execute [Your] judgment, and You, O Rock, have established him for chastisement and correction. [Deut. 32:4.]

American Standard Version (1901)

Art not thou from everlasting, O Jehovah my God, my Holy One? we shall not die. O Jehovah, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast established him for correction.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Have you not existed from the beginning, Lord my God, my holy one, and so we shall not die? Lord, you have stationed him for judgment, and you have establish that his strength will be swept away.