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Habakkuk 1:2

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HABAKKUK’S FIRST PRAYER

2How 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?

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Cross references

  1. cPs 4:2; 6:3; 13:1
  2. dJb 19:7; Ps 5:2; Lm 3:8
  3. eJr 6:7; Ezk 7:11,23; 8:17; 12:19; 45:9; Mc 6:12; Hab 1:9; 2:8,17

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,

and you will not hear?

Or cry to you “Violence!”

and you will not save?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

How long, Lord, must I call for help,

but you do not listen?

Or cry out to you, “Violence!”

but you do not save?

NLTNew Living Translation

How long, O Lord, must I call for help?

But you do not listen!

“Violence is everywhere!” I cry,

but you do not come to save.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

O Yahweh, how long shall I cry for help

and you will not listen?

How long will I cry out to you, “Violence!”

and you will not save?

KJV 1900King James Version

O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear!

Even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!