Habakkuk 1:1 The burden4853 which Habakkuk2265 the prophet5030 did see.2372 cr 2 O LORD,3068 how long shall I cry,7768 and thou wilt not hear!8085 even cry out2199 unto thee of violence,2555 and thou wilt not save!3467 cr 3 Why dost thou shew7200 me iniquity,205 and cause me to behold5027 grievance?5999 for spoiling7701 and violence2555 are before me: and there are that raise up5375 strife7379 and contention.4066 cr 4 Therefore the law8451 is slacked,6313 and judgment4941 doth never5331 go forth:3318 for the wicked7563 doth compass3803 about the righteous;6662 therefore wrong6127{Or, wrested} judgment4941 proceedeth.3318 cr

Habakkuk 1:5 Behold7200 ye among the heathen,1471 and regard,5027 and wonder8539 marvellously:8539 for I will work6466 a work6467 in your days,3117 which ye will not believe,539 though it be told5608 you. cr 6 For, lo, I raise up6965 the Chaldeans,3778 that bitter4751 and hasty4116 nation,1471 which shall march1980 through the breadth4800{Heb. breadths} of the land,776 to possess3423 the dwellingplaces4908 that are not theirs. cr 7 They are terrible366 and dreadful:3372 their judgment4941 and their dignity7613 shall proceed3318 of themselves.{Or, from them shall proceed the judgment of these, and the captivity of these} cr 8 Their horses5483 also are swifter7043 than the leopards,5246 and are more fierce2300{Heb. sharp} than the evening6153 wolves:2061 and their horsemen6571 shall spread6335 themselves, and their horsemen6571 shall come935 from far;7350 they shall fly5774 as the eagle5404 that hasteth2363 to eat.398 cr 9 They shall come935 all for violence:2555 their faces6440 shall sup up4041 as the east{Heb. the supping up of their faces, etc. Or, their faces shall look toward the East. Heb. the opposition of their faces toward the East} wind,6921 and they shall gather622 the captivity7628 as the sand.2344 cr 10 And they shall scoff7046 at the kings,4428 and the princes7336 shall be a scorn4890 unto them: they shall deride7832 every strong hold;4013 for they shall heap6651 dust,6083 and take3920 it. cr 11 Then shall his mind7307 change,2498 and he shall pass over,5674 and offend,816 imputing this2098 his power3581 unto his god.433 cr

Habakkuk 1:12 Art thou not from everlasting,6924 O LORD3068 my God,430 mine Holy One?6918 we shall not die.4191 O LORD,3068 thou hast ordained7760 them for judgment;4941 and, O mighty{Heb. rock} God,6697 thou hast established3245{Heb. founded} them for correction.3198 cr 13 Thou art of purer2889 eyes5869 than to behold7200 evil,7451 and canst3201 not look5027 on iniquity:5999{Or, grievance} wherefore lookest5027 thou upon them that deal treacherously,898 and holdest thy tongue2790 when the wicked7563 devoureth1104 the man that is more righteous6662 than he? cr 14 And makest6213 men120 as the fishes1709 of the sea,3220 as the creeping{Or, moving} things,7431 that have no ruler4910 over them? cr 15 They take up5927 all of them with the angle,2443 they catch1641 them in their net,2764 and gather622 them in their drag:4365{Or, flue net} therefore they rejoice8055 and are glad.1523 cr 16 Therefore they sacrifice2076 unto their net,2764 and burn incense6999 unto their drag;4365 because by them1992 their portion2506 is fat,8082 and their meat3978 plenteous.1277{Or, dainty. Heb. fat} cr 17 Shall they therefore empty7324 their net,2764 and not spare2550 continually8548 to slay2026 the nations?1471 cr