Habakkuk 1

Habakuk 1

1The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.untranslated

1The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.

1The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.untranslated

The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.

2O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!untranslated

2O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!

2O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!untranslated

O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!

3Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.untranslated

3Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.

3Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.untranslated

Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.

4Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.untranslated

wrong: or, wrested

4Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

wrong: or, wrested

4Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.untranslated

wrong: or, wrested

Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

5Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.untranslated

5Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.

5Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.untranslated

Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.

6For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.untranslated

breadth: Heb. breadths

6For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.

breadth: Heb. breadths

6For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.untranslated

breadth: Heb. breadths

For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.

7They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.untranslated

their judgment: or, from them shall proceed the judgment of these, and the captivity of these

7They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.

their judgment: or, from them shall proceed the judgment of these, and the captivity of these

7They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.untranslated

their judgment: or, from them shall proceed the judgment of these, and the captivity of these

They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.

8Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.untranslated

fierce: Heb. sharp

8Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.

fierce: Heb. sharp

8Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.untranslated

fierce: Heb. sharp

Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.

9They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.untranslated

their: or, the supping up of their faces, etc: or, their faces shall look (Heb. the opposition of their faces) toward the east

9They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.

their: or, the supping up of their faces, etc: or, their faces shall look (Heb. the opposition of their faces) toward the east

9They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.untranslated

their: or, the supping up of their faces, etc: or, their faces shall look (Heb. the opposition of their faces) toward the east

They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.

10And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.untranslated

10And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.

10And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.untranslated

And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.

11Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.untranslated

11Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.

11Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.untranslated

Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.

12Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.untranslated

mighty: Heb. rock. established: Heb. founded

12Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.

mighty: Heb. rock. established: Heb. founded

12Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.untranslated

mighty: Heb. rock. established: Heb. founded

Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.

13Engkau mempunyai mata yang terlalu suci untuk memandang kepada kejahatan, dan tidak dapat memandang kepada kedurjanaan: mengapakah engkau memandang kepada orang yang berurus dengan khianat, dan menahan lidahmu ketika orang durjana menghanguskan orang yang lebih benar daripadanya?

13Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

13Engkau mempunyai mata yang terlalu suci untuk memandang kepada kejahatan, dan tidak dapat memandang kepada kedurjanaan: mengapakah engkau memandang kepada orang yang berurus dengan khianat, dan menahan lidahmu ketika orang durjana menghanguskan orang yang lebih benar daripadanya?

Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

14And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?untranslated

creeping: or, moving

14And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

creeping: or, moving

14And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?untranslated

creeping: or, moving

And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

15They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.untranslated

drag: or, flue net

15They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.

drag: or, flue net

15They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.untranslated

drag: or, flue net

They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.

16Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.untranslated

plenteous: or, dainty: Heb. fat

16Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.

plenteous: or, dainty: Heb. fat

16Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.untranslated

plenteous: or, dainty: Heb. fat

Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.

17Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?untranslated

17Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?

17Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?untranslated

Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?