22:1). Here the problem is expressed in the cry for aid, as violence, continued oppression (cf. Gen. 6:11; Judg. 9:24; and six times in Habakkuk), causes the author to doubt God’s ability or desire to intervene or save (cf. Deut. 20:4; Pss 18:41; 33:16–19; Isa. 59:1–2; Jer. 42:11). The prophet’s theological understanding of God as just and righteous is not matched by his experience of God, a problem similar to that known by Job (see Job 6:28–30). 3. The severity of the oppression is indicated by