Habakkuk

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1:1	The oracle ofthat God which Habak′kuk the prophet Habakkuk saw
1:2	O Lord how long shall I cry for help and thouyou wiltwill not hearlisten Or cry to theeyou Violence and thouyou wiltwill not save
1:3	Why dostdo thouyou make me see wrongswrongdoing and look uponat trouble Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise
1:4	So the law isbecomes slackedslack and justice never goesprevails forthThe For the wicked surround the righteous— sotherefore justicejudgment goescomes forth perverted
1:5	Look amongat the nations and see; wonderBe andastonished beBe astounded For Ia amwork doingis abeing workdone in your days that you would not believe if you were told
1:6	For lo I am rousing the Chalde′ansChaldeans that bitterfierce and hastyimpetuous nation who march through the breadth of the earth to seize habitationsdwellings not their own
1:7	Dread and terriblefearsome are they; their justice and dignity proceed from themselves
1:8	Their horses are swifter than leopards more fiercemenacing than thewolves eveningat wolvesdusk; their horsemenhorses presscharge proudlyTheir on Yea their horsemen come from afarfar away; they fly like an eagle swift to devour
1:9	They all come for violence; terrorwith offaces thempressing goesforward; beforethey them They gather captives like sand
1:10	At kings they scoff and of rulers they make sport They laugh at every fortress forand they heap up earth andto take it
1:11	Then they sweep by like the wind; they transgress and gobecome on guilty; mentheir whose own might is their god
1:12	ArtAre thouyou not from everlastingof old O Lord my God my Holy One WeYou shall not die O Lord thouyou hasthave ordainedmarked them asfor a judgment; and thouyou O Rock hasthave established them for chastisementpunishment
1:13	ThouYour whoeyes artare oftoo purerpure eyes than to behold evil and canstyou notcannot look on wrongwrongdoing; why dostdo thouyou look on faithlessthe mentreacherous and artare silent when the wicked swallowsswallow upthose the man more righteous than hethey
1:14	ForYou thouhave makestmade menpeople like the fish of the sea like crawling things that have no ruler
1:15	HeThe enemy brings all of them up with a hook; he drags them out with his net he gathers them in his seine; so he rejoices and exults
1:16	Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burnsmakes incenseofferings to his seine; for by them hehis livesportion inis luxurylavish and his food is rich
1:17	Is he then to keep on emptying his net and mercilesslydestroying slaying nations forwithout evermercy
2:1	I will takestand at my standwatchpost to watch and station myself on the towerrampart; andI lookwill forthkeep watch to see what he will say to me and what Ihe will answer concerning my complaint
2:2	AndThen the Lord answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain uponon tablets so hethat maya runrunner whomay readsread it
2:3	For there is still thea vision awaitsfor itsthe appointed time; it hastensspeaks toof the end—it willand does not lie If it seemseems slowto tarry wait for it; it will surely come it will not delay
2:4	BeholdLook heat whosethe soulproud Their spirit is not uprightright in himthem shall fail but the righteous shall live by histheir faith
2:5	Moreover winewealth is treacherous; the arrogant mando shall not abideendure HisThey greedopen istheir asthroats wide as Sheol; like deathDeath hethey has never have enough HeThey gathersgather for himself all nations for themselves and collectscollect all peoples as histheir own all peoples
2:6	Shall not alleveryone these take up their taunt againstsuch himpeople inand scoffingwith derisionmocking ofriddles himsay andabout saythem WoeAlas tofor himyou who heapsheap up what is not hisyour own— forHow how long— andwill loadsyou himselfload yourselves with pledgesgoods taken in pledge
2:7	Will not your debtorsown creditors suddenly ariserise and those awake who will make you tremble wake up Then you will be booty for them
2:8	Because you have plundered many nations all thethat remnantsurvive of the peoples shall plunder you— forbecause theof bloodhuman ofbloodshed men and violence to the earth to cities and all who dwelllive thereinin them
2:9	WoeAlas tofor himyou who getsget evil gain for hisyour househouses tosetting setyour his nest on high to be safe from the reach of harm
2:10	You have devised shame tofor your house by cutting off many peoples; you have forfeited your life
2:11	ForThe thevery stonestones will cry out from the wall and the beamplaster will respond from the woodwork respond
2:12	WoeAlas tofor himyou who buildsbuild a town withby bloodbloodshed and foundsfound a city on iniquity
2:13	BeholdIs is it not from the Lord of hosts that peoples labor only forto firefeed the flames and nations weary themselves for noughtnothing
2:14	ForBut the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea
2:15	WoeAlas tofor himyou who makesmake hisyour neighbors drink ofpouring theout cupyour of his wrath anduntil makesthey themare drunk in order to gaze on their shamenakedness
2:16	You will be sated with contempt instead of glory Drink you yourself and stagger The cup in the Lords right hand will come around to you and shame will come upon your glory
2:17	TheFor the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you; the destruction of the beastsanimals will terrify you— forbecause theof bloodhuman ofbloodshed men and violence to the earth to cities and all who dwelllive thereinin them
2:18	What profituse is an idol whenonce its maker has shaped it— a metalcast image a teacher of lies For theits workmanmaker trusts in hiswhat ownhas creationbeen whenmade hethough makesthe dumbproduct idolsis only an idol that cannot speak
2:19	WoeAlas tofor himyou who sayssay to athe woodenwood thingWake Awake;up to asilent dumb stone AriseRouse yourself Can thisit giveteach revelationSee Behold it is overlaid with gold and silver plated and there is no breath in it at all in it
3:1	A prayer of Habak′kuk the prophet Habakkuk according to Shigion′othShigionoth
3:2	O Lord I have heard theof reportyour ofrenown thee and thyI workstand in awe O Lord doof Iyour fearwork In theour midstown oftime therevive years renew it; in theour midstown oftime the years make it known; in wrath may you remember mercy
3:3	God came from Teman and the Holy One from Mount Paran Selah His glory covered the heavens and the earth was full of his praise Selah
3:4	HisThe brightness was like the lightsun; rays flashedcame forth from his hand; andwhere therehis hepower veiledlay his powerhidden
3:6	He stoodstopped and measuredshook the earth; he looked and shookmade the nations; thentremble theThe eternal mountains were scatteredshattered; along his ancient pathways the everlasting hills sank low His ways were as of old
3:7	I saw the tents of Cushan inunder affliction; the tent curtains of the land of Mid′ianMidian did trembletrembled
3:8	Was thyyour wrath against the rivers O Lord WasOr thyyour anger against the rivers or thyyour indignationrage against the sea when thouyou didstdrove rideyour upon thy horses uponyour thychariots chariotto of victory
3:9	ThouYou didstbrandished stripyour thenaked sheath from thy bow andsated putwere the arrows toat theyour stringcommand Selah ThouYou didstsplit cleave the earth with rivers
3:10	The mountains saw theeyou and writhed; thea ragingtorrent watersof water swept onby; the deep gave forth its voice itThe liftedsun raised high its hands on high;
3:11	Thethe sun and moon stood still in theirits habitationexalted place at the light of thineyour arrows asspeeding theyby sped at the flashgleam of thyyour glitteringflashing spear
3:12	ThouIn didstfury bestrideyou trod the earth in furyanger thouyou didsttrampled trample the nations in anger
3:13	ThouYou wentestcame forth forto thesave salvationyour of thy people forto thesave salvationyour of thy anointed ThouYou didstcrushed crush the head of the wicked house laying himit bare from thighfoundation to neckroof Selah
3:14	ThouYou didstpierced pierce with thyhis shaftsown arrows the head of his warriors who came like a whirlwind to scatter meus rejoicinggloating as if ready to devour the poor who were in secrethiding
3:15	ThouYou didsttrampled trample the sea with thyyour horses churning the surging of mighty waters
3:16	I hear and myI bodytremble trembleswithin; my lips quiver at the sound; rottennessRottenness enters into my bones and my steps tottertremble beneath me I willwait quietly wait for the day of troublecalamity to come upon the people who invadeattack us
3:17	Though the fig tree dodoes not blossom norand no fruit beis on the vines; though the produce of the olive failfails and the fields yield no food; though the flock beis cut off from the fold and there beis no herd in the stalls
3:18	yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will joyexult in the God of my salvation
3:19	God the Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like hindsthe feet heof a deer and makes me tread upon mythe highheights places To the choirmasterleader: with stringed instruments