Habakkuk 1:1-3

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

1 The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw.

The Prophet’s Complaint

²O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,
    and you will not listen?
Or cry to you “Violence!”
    and you will not save?
³Why do you make me see wrongdoing
    and look at trouble?
Destruction and violence are before me;
    strife and contention arise.

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