# Habakkuk ## Facts: Habakkuk was an Old Testament prophet who lived around the time that King Jehoiakim was reigning over Judah. The prophet Jeremiah was also alive during some of this time. * This prophet wrote the book of Habakkuk around 600 BC when the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem and took many of the people of Judah into exile. * Yahweh gave Habakkuk the prophecy about how the "Chaldeans" (Babylonians) would come and conquer the people of Judah. * One of Habakkuk's most well-known statements is: "the righteous person shall live by his faith." (Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]]) (See also: [Babylon](../names/babylon.md), [Jehoiakim](../names/jehoiakim.md), [Jeremiah](../names/jeremiah.md)) ## Bible References: * [Habakkuk 01:02](rc://en/tn/help/hab/01/02) ## Word Data: * Strong's: H2265