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Habakkuk 1:12-13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Habakkuk 1:12-13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Habakkuk’s Second Prayer
12 Are You not from eternity, Yahweh my God?
My Holy One,(A) You[a] will not die.
Lord, You appointed them to execute judgment;
my Rock,(B) You destined them to punish us.
13 Your eyes(C) are too pure(D) to look on evil,
and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing.
So why do You tolerate those who are treacherous?(E)
Why are You silent
while one[b] who is wicked swallows up
one[c] who is more righteous than himself?
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:12 Ancient Jewish tradition reads we
- Habakkuk 1:13 = Babylon
- Habakkuk 1:13 = Judah
Habakkuk 1:12-13
New International Version
Habakkuk 1:12-13
New International Version
Habakkuk’s Second Complaint
12 Lord, are you not from everlasting?(A)
My God, my Holy One,(B) you[a] will never die.(C)
You, Lord, have appointed(D) them to execute judgment;
you, my Rock,(E) have ordained them to punish.
13 Your eyes are too pure(F) to look on evil;
you cannot tolerate wrongdoing.(G)
Why then do you tolerate(H) the treacherous?(I)
Why are you silent while the wicked
swallow up those more righteous than themselves?(J)
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:12 An ancient Hebrew scribal tradition; Masoretic Text we
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