Habakkuk 1:1 The oracle4853 which Habakkuk2265 the prophet5030 saw.2372 cr 2 Yahweh,3068{“Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations.} how long will I cry,7768 and you will not hear?8085 I cry out2199 to you "Violence!"2555 and will you not save?3467 cr 3 Why do you show7200 me iniquity,205 and look5027 at perversity?5999 For destruction7701 and violence2555 are before me. There is strife,7379 and contention4066 rises up.5375 cr 4 Therefore the law8451 is paralyzed,6313 and justice4941 never5331 goes forth;3318 for the wicked7563 surround3803 the righteous;6662 therefore justice4941 goes forth3318 perverted.6127 cr

Habakkuk 1:5 "Look7200 among the nations,1471 watch,5027 and wonder8539 marvelously;8539 for I am working6466 a work6466 in your days,3117 which you will not believe539 though it is told5608 you. cr 6 For, behold,{“Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.} I raise up6965 the Chaldeans,3778 that bitter4751 and hasty4116 nation,1471 that march1980 through the breadth4800 of the earth,776 to possess3423 dwelling4908 places that are not theirs. cr 7 They are feared366 and dreaded.3372 Their judgment4941 and their dignity7613 proceed3318 from themselves. cr 8 Their horses5483 also are swifter7043 than leopards,5246 and are more fierce2300 than the evening6153 wolves.2061 Their horsemen6571 press proudly6335 on. Yes, their horsemen6571 come935 from afar.7350 They fly5774 as an eagle5404 that hurries2363 to devour.398 cr 9 All of them come935 for violence.2555 Their hordes4041 face6440 the desert.6921 He gathers622 prisoners7628 like sand.2344 cr 10 Yes, he scoffs7046 at kings,4428 and princes7336 are a derision4890 to him. He laughs7832 at every stronghold,4013 for he builds6651 up an earthen6083 ramp, and takes3920 it. cr 11 Then he sweeps2498 by like the wind,7307 and goes on.5674 He is indeed guilty,816 whose2098 strength3581 is his god."433 cr

Habakkuk 1:12 Aren't you from everlasting,6924 Yahweh3068 my God,430{The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).} my Holy One?6918 We will not die.4191 Yahweh,3068 you have appointed7760 him for judgment.4941 You, Rock,6697 have established3245 him to punish.3198 cr 13 You who have purer2889 eyes5869 than to see7200 evil,7451 and who cannot3201 look5027 on perversity,5999 why do you tolerate5027 those who deal treacherously,898 and keep silent2790 when the wicked7563 swallows1104 up the man who is more righteous6662 than he, cr 14 and make6213 men120 like the fish1709 of the sea,3220 like the creeping things,7431 that have no ruler4910 over them? cr 15 He takes up5927 all of them with the hook.2443 He catches1641 them in his net,2764 and gathers622 them in his dragnet.4365 Therefore he rejoices8055 and is glad.1523 cr 16 Therefore he sacrifices2076 to his net,2764 and burns incense6999 to his dragnet,4365 because by them1992 his life2506 is luxurious,8082 and his food2506 is good.1277 cr 17 Will he therefore continually8548 empty7324 his net,2764 and kill2026 the nations1471 without mercy?2550 cr