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‏ Habakkuk 1

CHAPTER 1 Habakkuk Complains of Injustice

1 The concern which [⁴saw ¹Habakkuk ²the ³prophet]. 2 For how long, O lord, shall I cry out, and in no way should you listen? For how long shall I yell to you being wronged, and you should not deliver? 3 Why did you show to me toils and troubles, to look upon misery and impiety? Right opposite me takes place judgment, and the judge takes away. 4 On account of this [²is effaced ¹the law], and [²is not ³administered ⁴unto ⁵the end ¹judgment], for the impious tyrannize over the just. Because of this [²shall go forth ¹judgment] being perverted.

The LORD Replies

5 Behold, O despisers, and look! and wonder wonders, and vanish! For [³a work ¹I ²work] in your days which in no way you shall believe if any should tell of it in detail. 6 For behold, I awaken the Chaldeans, the [⁴nation ¹bitter ²and ³quick]; the one going upon the widths of the earth, to inherit tents not of his. 7 [²fearful ³and ⁴apparent ¹He is]; [³of ⁴himself ¹his judgment ²will be], and his concern of himself shall come forth. 8 And [²shall leap ³more than ⁴leopards ¹his horses], and are sharper than the wolves of Arabia. And [²shall ride forth ¹his horsemen], and shall advance far off; and they shall spread out as an eagle eager for something to eat. 9 Consumption [²unto ³the impious ¹shall come] opposing their fronts right opposite, and he shall gather [²as ³the sand ¹the captivity]. 10 And he [²among ³kings ¹shall revel], and sovereigns are his playthings. And he [²at ³every ⁴fortress ¹shall mock], and shall throw up an embankment, and shall prevail over it. 11 Then he shall turn the spirit, and shall go through, and shall make atonement, saying, This strength is to my god. 12 Are you not from the beginning, O lord my God, my holy one? In no way should we die. O lord, for judgment -- you have ordered it. And he shaped me to reprove for his discipline. 13 Pure is the eye to not see evil things, and [²to look ³upon ⁴evils ¹you are not able]. Why should you look upon ones disdaining? Shall you remain silent in the [²swallowing down ¹impious] the just? 14 And will you make the men as the fishes of the sea, and as the reptiles not having one taking the lead? 15 [²consumption ³with ⁴a hook ¹He pulled up], and drew it with his casting-net, and gathered it in his dragnets. Because of this he shall be glad and shall rejoice. 16 Because of this he will sacrifice to his dragnet, and burn incense to his casting-net; for by them he fattened his portion, even [³foods ¹his ²choice]. 17 On account of this he will cast his casting-net, and always to kill nations -- not sparing?