In this paragraph Habakkuk makes his first complaint to the Lord. He declares that there is wrongdoing all around him, but the Lord has taken no action to bring it to an end. He demands a reason for the Lord’s apparent lack of interest. SECTION HEADING: TEV places a section heading before verse 2, “Habakkuk Complains of Injustice.” In some languages it is better to avoid the abstract term “Injustice” and say “Habakkuk complains that
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