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Text -- Habakkuk 1:1-6 (NET)
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Habakkuk Complains to the Lord
1:1 The following is the message which God revealed to Habakkuk the prophet :
1:2 How long , Lord , must I cry for help ? But you do not listen ! I call out to you, “Violence !” But you do not intervene !
1:3 Why do you force me to witness injustice ? Why do you put up with wrongdoing ? Destruction and violence confront me; conflict is present and one must endure strife .
1:4 For this reason the law lacks power , and justice is never carried out . Indeed , the wicked intimidate the innocent . For this reason justice is perverted .
The Lord Reveals Some Startling News
1:5 “Look at the nations and pay attention ! You will be shocked and amazed ! For I will do something in your lifetime that you will not believe even though you are forewarned .
1:6 Look , I am about to empower the Babylonians , that ruthless and greedy nation . They sweep across the surface of the earth , seizing dwelling places that do not belong to them.
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