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Habakkuk 1:11-13
Contemporary English Version
Habakkuk 1:11-13
Contemporary English Version
11 Then suddenly they disappear
like a gust of wind—
those sinful people who worship
their own strength.
Habakkuk Complains Again
12 Holy Lord God, mighty rock,[a]
you are eternal,
and we[b] are safe from death.
You are using those Babylonians
to judge and punish others.[c]
13 But you can't stand sin or wrong.
So don't sit by in silence
while they gobble up people
who are better than they are.
Footnotes
Habakkuk 1:11-13
New International Version
Habakkuk 1:11-13
New International Version
11 Then they sweep past like the wind(A) and go on—
guilty people, whose own strength is their god.”(B)
Habakkuk’s Second Complaint
12 Lord, are you not from everlasting?(C)
My God, my Holy One,(D) you[a] will never die.(E)
You, Lord, have appointed(F) them to execute judgment;
you, my Rock,(G) have ordained them to punish.
13 Your eyes are too pure(H) to look on evil;
you cannot tolerate wrongdoing.(I)
Why then do you tolerate(J) the treacherous?(K)
Why are you silent while the wicked
swallow up those more righteous than themselves?(L)
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:12 An ancient Hebrew scribal tradition; Masoretic Text we
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