Habakkuk asked God to remove wickedness and injustice from a nation that professed to believe in the High and Holy One who inhabits eternity. He was told of God's purpose to chastise severely this wayward people. The rod with which the Lord would correct them would be a violent invasion by a cruel and bloodthirsty enemy. The aggressors would destroy the 'land' which God had given Israel and would carry large portions of the Jewish population into captivity. This article is an exposition of Habakkuk 3:17-19.