If Habakkuk had entertained such ideas, he would have lost his favored position before Jehovah ​ — and possibly his life during the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians!
Kui Habakuk oleks sedaviisi mõelnud, oleks ta võinud kaotada Jehoova soosingu ja võimalik, et ka oma elu Jeruusalemma hävingu ajal.