Judgment upon the Babylonians
God was not going to let the Babylonians live and behave as they did. His judgment would come upon their lives and actions in five woes. They would be plundered by those whom they had fought against (Habakkuk 2:6–8). They would lose what they had gained by unjust means (Habakkuk 2:9–11). The effort they put into building their kingdom would come to ruin (Habakkuk 2:12–14). They would be filled with shame and disgrace for their violent destruction of their enemies (Habakkuk 2:15–17). They would be shown to be fools for trusting in idols (Habakkuk 2:18–20).
6 Ne sera-t-il pas pour tous un sujet de sarcasme, De railleries et d'énigmes? On dira: Malheur à celui qui accumule ce qui n'est pas à lui! Jusqu'à quand?… Malheur à celui qui augmente le fardeau de ses dettes!