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1:1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet saw.
1:1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet saw.
1:2 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! {even} cry out to thee {of} violence, and thou wilt not save!
1:2 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! {even} cry out to thee {of} violence, and thou wilt not save!
1:3 Why dost thou show me iniquity, and cause {me} to behold grievance? for devastation and violence {are} before me: and there are {that} raise strife and contention.
1:3 Why dost thou show me iniquity, and cause {me} to behold grievance? for plundering and violence {are} before me: and there are {that} raise strife and contention.
1:4 Therefore the law is slackened, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth encompass the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
1:4 Therefore the law is feeble, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth surround the righteous; therefore judgment goeth forth perverted
1:5 Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvelously: for {I} will work a work in your days, {which} ye will not believe though it be told {you}.
1:5 Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for {I} will work a work in your days, {which} ye will not believe, though it be told {you}.
1:6 For lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, {that} bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwelling-places {that are} not theirs.
1:6 For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, {that} bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces {that are} not theirs.
1:7 They {are} terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed from themselves.
1:7 They {are} terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed from themselves.
1:8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle {that} hasteth to eat.
1:8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle {that} hasteth to eat.
1:9 They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up {as} the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
1:9 They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up {as} the east wind, and they shall gather the captives as the sand.
1:10 And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn to them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
1:10 And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn to them: they shall laugh at every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
1:11 Then shall {his} mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, {imputing} this his power to his god.
1:11 Then shall {his} mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, {imputing} this his power to his god.
1:12 {Art} thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
1:12 {Art} thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
1:13 {Thou art} of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: why lookest thou on them that deal treacherously, {and} keepest silence when the wicked devoureth {the man that is} more righteous than he?
1:13 {Thou art} of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: why lookest thou on them that deal treacherously, {and} keepest silence when the wicked devoureth {the man that is} more righteous than he?
1:14 And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping animals {that have} no ruler over them?
1:14 And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, {that have} no ruler over them?
1:15 They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.
1:15 They take up all of them with the hook, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.
1:16 Therefore they sacrifice to their net, and burn incense to their drag; because by them their portion {is} fat, and their food plenteous.
1:16 Therefore they sacrifice to their net, and burn incense to their drag; because by them their portion {is} fat, and their food plenteous.
1:17 Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?
1:17 Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?
1:1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet saw.
1:2 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! {even} cry out to thee {of} violence, and thou wilt not save!
1:2 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! {even} cry out to thee {of} violence, and thou wilt not save!
1:3 Why dost thou show me iniquity, and cause {me} to behold grievance? for devastation and violence {are} before me: and there are {that} raise strife and contention.
1:3 Why dost thou show me iniquity, and cause {me} to behold grievance? for plundering and violence {are} before me: and there are {that} raise strife and contention.
1:4 Therefore the law is slackened, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth encompass the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
1:4 Therefore the law is feeble, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth surround the righteous; therefore judgment goeth forth perverted
1:5 Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvelously: for {I} will work a work in your days, {which} ye will not believe though it be told {you}.
1:5 Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for {I} will work a work in your days, {which} ye will not believe, though it be told {you}.
1:6 For lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, {that} bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwelling-places {that are} not theirs.
1:6 For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, {that} bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces {that are} not theirs.
1:7 They {are} terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed from themselves.
1:7 They {are} terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed from themselves.
1:8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle {that} hasteth to eat.
1:8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle {that} hasteth to eat.
1:9 They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up {as} the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
1:9 They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up {as} the east wind, and they shall gather the captives as the sand.
1:10 And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn to them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
1:10 And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn to them: they shall laugh at every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
1:11 Then shall {his} mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, {imputing} this his power to his god.
1:11 Then shall {his} mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, {imputing} this his power to his god.
1:12 {Art} thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
1:12 {Art} thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
1:13 {Thou art} of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: why lookest thou on them that deal treacherously, {and} keepest silence when the wicked devoureth {the man that is} more righteous than he?
1:13 {Thou art} of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: why lookest thou on them that deal treacherously, {and} keepest silence when the wicked devoureth {the man that is} more righteous than he?
1:14 And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping animals {that have} no ruler over them?
1:14 And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, {that have} no ruler over them?
1:15 They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.
1:15 They take up all of them with the hook, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.
1:16 Therefore they sacrifice to their net, and burn incense to their drag; because by them their portion {is} fat, and their food plenteous.
1:16 Therefore they sacrifice to their net, and burn incense to their drag; because by them their portion {is} fat, and their food plenteous.
1:17 Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?
1:17 Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?