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"How long, LORD, must I cry for help? But you do not listen! I call out to you,“Violence!” But you do not deliver!"
— Habakkuk 1:2, NET Bible
“O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!”
“O Jehovah, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save. ”
“Yahweh, how long will I cry, and you will not hear? I cry out to you "Violence!" and will you not save?”
“How long, O Lord, shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? shall I cry out to thee suffering violence, and thou wilt not save?”
“How long, O Lord, will your ears be shut to my voice? I make an outcry to you about violent behaviour, but you do not send salvation.”
“O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!”
¶ Habakkuk Complains to the Lord This is the oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw:
How long, LORD, must I cry for help? But you do not listen! I call out to you,“Violence!” But you do not deliver!
Why do you force me to witness injustice? Why do you put up with wrongdoing? Destruction and violence confront me; conflict is present and one must endure strife.
For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.
The Lord Reveals Some Startling News“Look at the nations and pay attention! You will be shocked and amazed! For I will do something in your lifetime that you will not believe even though you are forewarned.