Habakkuk 1:2-4

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Habakkuk’s Complaint

²How long,^(A) Lord, must I call for help,
    but you do not listen?^(B)
Or cry out to you, “Violence!”
    but you do not save?^(C)
³Why do you make me look at injustice?
    Why do you tolerate^(D) wrongdoing?^(E)
Destruction and violence^(F) are before me;
    there is strife,^(G) and conflict abounds.
⁴Therefore the law^(H) is paralyzed,
    and justice never prevails.
The wicked hem in the righteous,
    so that justice^(I) is perverted.^(J)

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Habakkuk 1:2-4

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Habakkuk's Complaint

²O Lord, ^(A)how long shall I cry for help,
    and you will not hear?
Or cry to you ^(B)“Violence!”
    and you will not save?
³^(C)Why do you make me see iniquity,
    and why do you idly look at wrong?
Destruction ^(D)and violence are before me;
    strife and contention arise.
⁴^(E)So the law is paralyzed,
    and justice never goes forth.
^(F)For the wicked surround the righteous;
    so justice goes forth perverted.