Habakkuk the prophet.” This heading matches and balances the title at the beginning of the book (1:1). While these editorial details have been taken by some scholars as an indication that here we have two independent literary compositions, each with its own title, we are working with an analysis that accepts the whole book as a dialogue consisting of prophetic prayers and oracular responses. There is no narrative framework in Habakkuk 1, identifying the alternating speakers. The prayers of Habakkuk