Habakkuk 1:1-4, Habakkuk 2:1-4 - ESV Online

HABAKKUK 1:1-4

1:1 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw. Habakkuk’s Complaint

O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,

and you will not hear?

Or cry to you “Violence!”

and you will not save? 3

Why do you make me see iniquity,

and why do you idly look at wrong?

Destruction and violence are before me;

strife and contention arise. 4

So the law is paralyzed,

and justice never goes forth.

For the wicked surround the righteous;

so justice goes forth perverted.

HABAKKUK 2:1-4

2:1

I will take my stand at my watchpost

and station myself on the tower,

and look out to see what he will say to me,

and what I will answer concerning my complaint. The Righteous Shall Live by His Faith

2 And the Lord answered me:

“Write the vision;

make it plain on tablets,

so he may run who reads it. 3

For still the vision awaits its appointed time;

it hastens to the end—it will not lie.

If it seems slow, wait for it;

it will surely come; it will not delay.
4

“Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him,

but the righteous shall live by his faith.

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