The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
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Habakkuk 1
17 aligned verses; 15 with wording or punctuation differences .
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O Jehovah
, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear ?
I
cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save .
O LORD
, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear !
even
cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save !
Why dost thou show
me iniquity, and look
upon
perverseness
? for destruction
and violence are before me ;
and there is
strife ,
and contention riseth
up
.
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.
Therefore the law is slacked, and justice
doth never go forth ;
for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice
goeth
forth
perverted
.
Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment
doth never go forth :
for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong
judgment
proceedeth
.
Behold ye among the nations
, and look
, and wonder marvellously;
for I am
working
a work in your days ,
which ye will not believe though it be told you.
Behold ye among the heathen
, and regard
, and wonder marvelously:
for I will
work
a work in your days which ye will not believe ,
though it be told you.
For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that
march through the breadth of the earth
, to possess dwelling-places
that are not theirs
.
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 their's
.
They are terrible and dreadful ;
their judgment and their dignity proceed from
themselves.
They are terrible and dreadful :
their judgment and their dignity shall
proceed of
themselves.
Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves ;
and their horsemen press
proudly
on:
yea
, their horsemen come from far; they fly as an
eagle that hasteth to devour
.
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
.
They come all of
them
for violence ;
the
set
of
their faces is
forwards;
and they gather captives
as the sand.
They shall
come all for violence :
their faces shall
sup
up
as
the
east
wind,
and they shall
gather the
captivity
as the sand.
Yea,
he
scoffeth
at kings, and princes are
a derision
unto him;
he
derideth
every stronghold
; for he
heapeth
up
dust, and taketh
it.
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.
Then shall he
sweep
by
`as'
a
wind
, and shall pass over, and be
guilty
, `even'
he
whose
might
is
his god.
Then shall his
mind
change
, and he
shall pass over, and offend
, imputing
this
his power
unto
his
god.
Art not
thou from everlasting, O Jehovah
my God, my
Holy One? we shall not die. O Jehovah
, thou hast ordained him
for judgment; and thou
, O Rock
, hast established him
for correction.
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.
Thou that
art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that
canst not look on perverseness,
wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace
when the wicked swalloweth
up
the man that is more righteous than he ;
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 ?
and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
He
taketh
up all of them with the angle, he
catcheth
them in his
net, and gathereth
them in his
drag: therefore he
rejoiceth
and is
glad.
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.
Therefore he
sacrificeth
unto his
net, and burneth
incense unto his
drag; because by them his
portion is fat, and his
food
plenteous.
Therefore they
sacrifice
unto their
net, and burn
incense unto their
drag; because by them their
portion is fat, and their
meat
plenteous.
Shall he
therefore empty his
net, and spare
not to slay the nations continually
?
Shall they
therefore empty their
net, and not spare
continually
to slay the nations?
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