Shall not die — Be utterly destroyed. Ordained — Set up, and designed. Them — The Chaldean kingdom. For judgment — To execute this judgment, which is tempered with mercy. For correction — To chastise, not to destroy.
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Habakkuk 1:12
12 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.