What does Habakkuk 1:12 mean?

Aren't you from eternity, Lord my God, my Holy One? We won't die. Lord, you have chosen them to judge us; you, our Rock, have set them up to punish us. Habakkuk 1:12 - Modern Text Bible

(Habakkuk acknowledges God's eternal nature and sovereignty, recognizing that God is using the Babylonians as a tool for discipline.)