Habakkuk 1:1–5
The pronouncementa that the prophet Habakkuk saw.b
2 How long,c Lord, must I call for helpd
and you do not listen
or cry out to you about violencee
and you do not save?
3 Why do you force me to look at injustice?f
Why do you tolerate* wrongdoing?
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.
4 This is why the law is ineffective
and justice never emerges.
For the wicked restrictg the righteous;
therefore, justiceh comes out perverted.
5 Look at the nationsB,i and observej—
be utterly astounded!k
For I am doing something in your days
that you will not believel
when you hear about it.m