Habakkuk's Complaint

Habakkuk 1

¹ _a The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw.

² O Lord, _b how long shall I cry for help,
and you will not hear?
Or cry to you _c "Violence!"
and you will not save?
³ _d Why do you make me see iniquity,
and why do you idly look at wrong?
Destruction _c and violence are before me;
strife and contention arise.
⁴ _e So the law is paralyzed,
and justice never goes forth.
_f For the wicked surround the righteous;
so justice goes forth perverted.

1. Cross References
   Nahum 1:1
   An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh.
   
2. Cross References
   Psalms 13:1
   How long, O Lord ? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
   Psalms 89:46
   How long, O Lord ? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?
   
3. Cross References
   Micah 6:12
   Your rich men are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
   
4. Cross References
   Jeremiah 9:2 - 6
   Oh that I had in the desert a travelers' lodging place, that I might leave my people and go away from them! For they are all adulterers, a company of treacherous men.
   
5. Cross References
   Habakkuk 1:2
   O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you "Violence!" and you will not save?
   
6. Cross References
   Micah 7:3
   Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.
   
7. Cross References
   Job 21:7
   Why do the wicked live, reach old age, and grow mighty in power?
   Jeremiah 12:1
   Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?
   

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