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Habakkuk 1:2

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The Prophet’s Question

2O Lord, how long shall I cry,

aAnd You will not hear?

Even cry out to You, b“Violence!”

And You will cnot save.

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Cross references

  1. aLam. 3:8
  2. bMic. 2:1, 2; 3:1–3
  3. c[Job 21:5–16]

In other versions

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?

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?

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!