| 1:1 |
The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet received. |
The prophecy that Habakkuk the prophet received. |
| 1:2 |
How long, O Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, Violence! but you do not save? |
How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, Violence! but you do not save? |
| 1:3 |
Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. |
Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. |
| 1:5 |
Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. |
Look at the nations and watch— and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. |
| 1:6 |
I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwelling places not their own. |
I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwellings not their own. |
| 1:8 |
Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry gallops headlong; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like a vulture swooping to devour; |
Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry gallops headlong; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like an eagle swooping to devour; |
| 1:9 |
they all come bent on violence. Their hordes advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand. |
they all come intent on violence. Their hordes advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand. |
| 1:10 |
They deride kings and scoff at rulers. They laugh at all fortified cities; they build earthen ramps and capture them. |
They mock kings and scoff at rulers. They laugh at all fortified cities; by building earthen ramps they capture them. |
| 1:11 |
Then they sweep past like the wind and go on—guilty men, whose own strength is their god. |
Then they sweep past like the wind and go on— guilty people, whose own strength is their god. |
| 1:12 |
O Lord, are you not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One, we will not die. O Lord, you have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, you have ordained them to punish. |
Lord, are you not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One, you will never die. You, Lord, have appointed them to execute judgment; you, my Rock, have ordained them to punish. |
| 1:13 |
Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrong. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves? |
Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves? |
| 1:14 |
You have made men like fish in the sea, like sea creatures that have no ruler. |
You have made people like the fish in the sea, like the sea creatures that have no ruler. |
| 2:4 |
See, he is puffed up; his desires are not upright—but the righteous will live by his faith— |
See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright— but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness— |
| 2:7 |
Will not your debtors suddenly arise? Will they not wake up and make you tremble? Then you will become their victim. |
Will not your creditors suddenly arise? Will they not wake up and make you tremble? Then you will become their prey. |
| 2:8 |
Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you. For you have shed mans blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them. |
Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you. For you have shed human blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them. |
| 2:9 |
Woe to him who builds his realm by unjust gain to set his nest on high, to escape the clutches of ruin! |
Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin! |
| 2:12 |
Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by crime! |
Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by injustice! |
| 2:14 |
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. |
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. |
| 2:15 |
Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk, so that he can gaze on their naked bodies. |
Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk, so that he can gaze on their naked bodies! |
| 2:16 |
You will be filled with shame instead of glory. Now it is your turn! Drink and be exposed! The cup from the Lords right hand is coming around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory. |
You will be filled with shame instead of glory. Now it is your turn! Drink and let your nakedness be exposed! The cup from the Lords right hand is coming around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory. |
| 2:17 |
The violence you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and your destruction of animals will terrify you. For you have shed mans blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them. |
The violence you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and your destruction of animals will terrify you. For you have shed human blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them. |
| 2:18 |
Of what value is an idol, since a man has carved it? Or an image that teaches lies? For he who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. |
Of what value is an idol carved by a craftsman? Or an image that teaches lies? For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. |
| 2:20 |
But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him. |
The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him. |
| 3:2 |
Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy. |
Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy. |
| 3:3 |
God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens and his praise filled the earth. |
God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. His glory covered the heavens and his praise filled the earth. |
| 3:6 |
He stood, and shook the earth; he looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains crumbled and the age old hills collapsed. His ways are eternal. |
He stood, and shook the earth; he looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains crumbled and the age old hills collapsed— but he marches on forever. |
| 3:8 |
Were you angry with the rivers, O Lord? Was your wrath against the streams? Did you rage against the sea when you rode with your horses and your victorious chariots? |
Were you angry with the rivers, Lord? Was your wrath against the streams? Did you rage against the sea when you rode your horses and your chariots to victory? |
| 3:9 |
You uncovered your bow, you called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers; |
You uncovered your bow, you called for many arrows. You split the earth with rivers; |
| 3:13 |
You came out to deliver your people, to save your anointed one. You crushed the leader of the land of wickedness, you stripped him from head to foot. Selah |
You came out to deliver your people, to save your anointed one. You crushed the leader of the land of wickedness, you stripped him from head to foot. |
| 3:19 |
The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments. |
The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments. |