Habakkuk 1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see .

1 H4853 The burden H2265 which Habakkuk H5030 the prophet H2372 did see [H8804] .

2 H3068 O LORD H7768 , how long shall I cry [H8765] H8085 , and thou wilt not hear [H8799] H2199 ! even cry out [H8799] H2555 unto thee of violence H3467 , and thou wilt not save [H8686] !

3 H7200 Why dost thou shew [H8686] H205 me iniquity H5027 , and cause me to behold [H8686] H5999 grievance H7701 ? for spoiling H2555 and violence H5375 are before me: and there are that raise up [H8799] H7379 strife H4066 and contention.

4 H8451 Therefore the law H6313 is slacked [H8799] H4941 , and judgment H5331 doth never H3318 go forth [H8799] H7563 : for the wicked H3803 doth compass [H8688] H6662 about the righteous H6127 ; therefore wrong [H8794] H4941 judgment H3318 proceedeth [H8799] .

5 H7200 Behold [H8798] H1471 ye among the heathen H5027 , and regard [H8685] H8539 , and wonder [H8690] H8539 marvellously [H8798] H6466 : for I will work [H8802] H6467 a work H3117 in your days H539 , which ye will not believe [H8686] H5608 , though it be told [H8792] you .

6 H6965 For, lo, I raise up [H8688] H3778 the Chaldeans H4751 , that bitter H4116 and hasty [H8737] H1471 nation H1980 , which shall march [H8802] H4800 through the breadth H776 of the land H3423 , to possess [H8800] H4908 the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.

7 H366 They are terrible H3372 and dreadful [H8737] H4941 : their judgment H7613 and their dignity H3318 shall proceed [H8799] of themselves.

8 H5483 Their horses H7043 also are swifter [H8804] H5246 than the leopards H2300 , and are more fierce [H8804] H6153 than the evening H2061 wolves H6571 : and their horsemen H6335 shall spread [H8804] H6571 themselves, and their horsemen H935 shall come [H8799] H7350 from far H5774 ; they shall fly [H8799] H5404 as the eagle H2363 that hasteth [H8804] H398 to eat [H8800] .

9 H935 They shall come [H8799] H2555 all for violence H6440 : their faces H4041 shall sup up H6921 as the east wind H622 , and they shall gather [H8799] H7628 the captivity H2344 as the sand.

10 H7046 And they shall scoff [H8691] H4428 at the kings H7336 , and the princes [H8802] H4890 shall be a scorn H7832 unto them: they shall deride [H8799] H4013 every strong hold H6651 ; for they shall heap [H8799] H6083 dust H3920 , and take [H8799] it.

11 H7307 Then shall his mind H2498 change [H8804] H5674 , and he shall pass over [H8799] H816 , and offend [H8804] H2098 , imputing this H3581 his power H433 unto his god.

12 H6924 Art thou not from everlasting H3068 , O LORD H430 my God H6918 , mine Holy One H4191 ? we shall not die [H8799] H3068 . O LORD H7760 , thou hast ordained [H8804] H4941 them for judgment H6697 ; and, O mighty God H3245 , thou hast established [H8804] H3198 them for correction [H8687] .

13 H2889 Thou art of purer H5869 eyes H7200 than to behold [H8800] H7451 evil H3201 , and canst [H8799] H5027 not look [H8687] H5999 on iniquity H5027 : wherefore lookest [H8686] H898 thou upon them that deal treacherously [H8802] H2790 , and holdest thy tongue [H8686] H7563 when the wicked H1104 devoureth [H8763] H6662 the man that is more righteous than he?

14 H6213 And makest [H8799] H120 men H1709 as the fishes H3220 of the sea H7431 , as the creeping things H4910 , that have no ruler [H8802] over them?

15 H5927 They take up [H8689] H2443 all of them with the angle H1641 , they catch [H8799] H2764 them in their net H622 , and gather [H8799] H4365 them in their drag H8055 : therefore they rejoice [H8799] H1523 and are glad [H8799] .

16 H2076 Therefore they sacrifice [H8762] H2764 unto their net H6999 , and burn incense [H8762] H4365 unto their drag H1992 ; because by them H2506 their portion H8082 is fat H3978 , and their meat H1277 plenteous.

17 H7324 Shall they therefore empty [H8686] H2764 their net H2550 , and not spare [H8799] H8548 continually H2026 to slay [H8800] H1471 the nations?

ERV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. ² O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save. ³ Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there is strife, and contention riseth up. ⁴ Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore judgment goeth forth perverted. ⁵ Behold ye among the nations, and regard, and wonder marvelously: for I work a work in your days, which ye will not believe though it be told you. ⁶ For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation; which march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling places that are not theirs. ⁷ They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves. ⁸ Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves; and their horsemen spread themselves: yea, their horsemen come from far; they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour. ⁹ They come all of them for violence; their faces are set eagerly as the east wind; and they gather captives as the sand. ¹⁰ Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a derision unto him: he derideth every strong hold; for he heapeth up dust, and taketh it. ¹¹ Then shall he sweep by [as] a wind, and shall pass over, and be guilty: [even] he whose might is his god. ¹² Art not thou from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast established him for correction. ¹³ Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he; ¹⁴ and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them? ¹⁵ He taketh up all of them with the angle, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them in his drag: therefore he rejoiceth and is glad. ¹⁶ Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; because by them his portion is fat, and his meat plenteous. ¹⁷ Shall he therefore empty his net, and not spare to slay the nations continually?