3. The scope of the same.
Therefore, the scope/goal is to console the pious, anxious over the imminent judgments of God because of the corruption of their age, and the so called passive sins of the people of God, and to terrify the impious.
Heidegger's Bible Handbook: Habakkuk: Goal of the Prophecy
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