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This is the message that the prophet Habakkuk received in a vision.
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How long, O Lord , must I call for help?
But you do not listen!
“Violence is everywhere!” I cry,
but you do not come to save.
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Must I forever see these evil deeds?
Why must I watch all this misery?
Wherever I look,
I see destruction and violence.
I am surrounded by people
who love to argue and fight.
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The law has become paralyzed,
and there is no justice in the courts.
The wicked far outnumber the righteous,
so that justice has become perverted.