Charles Ellicott Commentary Habakkuk 2:7

"Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booty unto them?" — Habakkuk 2:7 (ASV)

Bite. —This verb nâshac also means “to oppress with usury,” and this is its force here. Your turn shall come, and men shall exact usury from you. Similarly, the verb translated “vex” is, literally, to shake violently, in allusion to a creditor’s forcible seizure of his debtor . The prediction of Habakkuk in these verses was fulfilled by the rise of the Medo-Persian power, and the capture of Babylon by the forces of Cyrus, circa B.C. 538.