(A)How long, Lord, have I called for help,
And You do not hear?
I cry out to You, “Violence!”
Yet You do (B)not save.
Why do You make me (C)see disaster,
And make me look at destitution?
Yes, (D)devastation and violence are before me;
(E)Strife exists and contention arises.
Therefore the (F)Law [a]is ignored,
And justice [b]is never upheld.
For the wicked (G)surround the righteous;
Therefore justice comes out (H)confused.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:4 Or is ineffective; lit turns cold
  2. Habakkuk 1:4 Lit never goes forth

(A)How long, O Lord, will I call for help,
And You will not hear?
I cry out to You, “Violence!”
Yet You do (B)not save.
Why do You make me (C)see iniquity,
And cause me to look on wickedness?
Yes, (D)destruction and violence are before me;
(E)Strife exists and contention arises.
Therefore the (F)law is [a]ignored
And justice [b]is never upheld.
For the wicked (G)surround the righteous;
Therefore justice comes out (H)perverted.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:4 Or ineffective; lit numbed
  2. Habakkuk 1:4 Lit never goes forth