雖 然 無 花 果 樹 不 發 旺 ，
葡 萄 樹 不 結 果 ，
橄 欖 樹 也 不 效 力 ，
田 地 不 出 糧 食 ，
圈 中 絕 了 羊 ，
棚 內 也 沒 有 牛 ；
然 而 ， 我 要 因 耶 和 華 歡 欣 ，
因 救 我 的 神 喜 樂 。
我以前已經把這句聖經放在這裡 (albeit in English) but this verse speaks to me anew every time I see it. The context of the entire book is the Kingdom of Judah bracing for an imminent attack from the militarily stronger Babylons (actually my Near Eastern Studies - History of Ancient Mesopotamia class talked about the Babylonian/Chaldean invasion of Judah). Although the first few chapters are filled with gloom, despair and the questioning of God's wisdom, Habakkuk ends his work with a song of praise to God. In the end, it is our God who is "our strength; making our feet like the feet of a deer, enabling us to go on the heights".
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