Habakkuk 1:2–3
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1:2How long, Lord, must I cry for help?
But you do not listen!
I call out to you, “Violence!”
But you do not intervene!3
1:3Why do you force me to witness injustice?4
Why do you put up with wrongdoing?5
Destruction and violence confront6 me;
conflict is present and one must endure strife.7
Footnotes
- 3 Or “deliver.”
- 4 Heb “Why do you make me see injustice?”
- 5 Heb “Why do you look at wrongdoing?” Habakkuk complains that God tolerates social injustice and fails to intervene on behalf of the oppressed (put up with wrongdoing).
- 6 Heb “are before.”
- 7 Heb “and there is conflict and strife he lifts up.” The present translation takes the verb יִשָּׂא (yisa’) in the sense of “carry, bear,” and understands the subject to be indefinite (“one”).
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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?
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.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
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?
Why do you make me look at injustice?
Why do you tolerate wrongdoing?
Destruction and violence are before me;
there is strife, and conflict abounds.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
How long, Lord, must I call for help
and you do not listen
or cry out to you about violence
and you do not save?
Why do you force me to look at injustice?
Why do you tolerate wrongdoing?
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
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.
Must I forever see these evil deeds?
Why must I watch all this misery?
Wherever I look,
I see destruction and violence.
I am surrounded by people
who love to argue and fight.
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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?
Why do you cause me to see evil
while you look at trouble?
Destruction and violence happen before me;
contention and strife arise.
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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!
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.
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