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Habbakkuk 1

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The burdenh4853 which Habakkukh2265 the propheth5030 did seeh2372h8804.

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O LORDh3068, how long shall I cryh7768h8765, and thou wilt not hearh8085h8799! even cry outh2199h8799 unto thee of violenceh2555, and thou wilt not saveh3467h8686!

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Why dost thou shewh7200h8686 me iniquityh205, and cause me to beholdh5027h8686 grievanceh5999? for spoilingh7701 and violenceh2555 are before me: and there are that raise uph5375h8799 strifeh7379 and contentionh4066.

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Therefore the lawh8451 is slackedh6313h8799, and judgmenth4941 doth neverh5331 go forthh3318h8799: for the wickedh7563 doth compassh3803h8688 about the righteoush6662; therefore wrongh6127h8794 judgmenth4941 proceedethh3318h8799. wrong: or, wrested

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Beholdh7200h8798 ye among the heathenh1471, and regardh5027h8685, and wonderh8539h8690 marvellouslyh8539h8798: for I will workh6466h8802 a workh6467 in your daysh3117, which ye will not believeh539h8686, though it be toldh5608h8792 you .

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For, lo, I raise uph6965h8688 the Chaldeansh3778, that bitterh4751 and hastyh4116h8737 nationh1471, which shall marchh1980h8802 through the breadthh4800 of the landh776, to possessh3423h8800 the dwellingplacesh4908 that are not theirs. breadth: Heb. breadths

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They are terribleh366 and dreadfulh3372h8737: their judgmenth4941 and their dignityh7613 shall proceedh3318h8799 of themselves. their judgment...: or, from them shall proceed the judgment of these, and the captivity of these

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Their horsesh5483 also are swifterh7043h8804 than the leopardsh5246, and are more fierceh2300h8804 than the eveningh6153 wolvesh2061: and their horsemenh6571 shall spreadh6335h8804 themselves, and their horsemenh6571 shall comeh935h8799 from farh7350; they shall flyh5774h8799 as the eagleh5404 that hastethh2363h8804 to eath398h8800. fierce: Heb. sharp

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They shall comeh935h8799 all for violenceh2555: their facesh6440 shall sup uph4041 as the east windh6921, and they shall gatherh622h8799 the captivityh7628 as the sandh2344. their...: or, the supping up of their faces, etc: or, their faces shall look (Heb. the opposition of their faces) toward the east

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And they shall scoffh7046h8691 at the kingsh4428, and the princesh7336h8802 shall be a scornh4890 unto them: they shall derideh7832h8799 every strong holdh4013; for they shall heaph6651h8799 dusth6083, and takeh3920h8799 it.

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Then shall his mindh7307 changeh2498h8804, and he shall pass overh5674h8799, and offendh816h8804, imputing thish2098 his powerh3581 unto his godh433.

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Art thou not from everlastingh6924, O LORDh3068 my Godh430, mine Holy Oneh6918? we shall not dieh4191h8799. O LORDh3068, thou hast ordainedh7760h8804 them for judgmenth4941; and, O mighty Godh6697, thou hast establishedh3245h8804 them for correctionh3198h8687. mighty...: Heb. rock
established: Heb. founded

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Thou art of purerh2889 eyesh5869 than to beholdh7200h8800 evilh7451, and cansth3201h8799 not lookh5027h8687 on iniquityh5999: wherefore lookesth5027h8686 thou upon them that deal treacherouslyh898h8802, and holdest thy tongueh2790h8686 when the wickedh7563 devourethh1104h8763 the man that is more righteoush6662 than he? iniquity: or, grievance

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And makesth6213h8799 menh120 as the fishesh1709 of the seah3220, as the creeping thingsh7431, that have no rulerh4910h8802 over them? creeping: or, moving

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They take uph5927h8689 all of them with the angleh2443, they catchh1641h8799 them in their neth2764, and gatherh622h8799 them in their dragh4365: therefore they rejoiceh8055h8799 and are gladh1523h8799. drag: or, flue net

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Therefore they sacrificeh2076h8762 unto their neth2764, and burn incenseh6999h8762 unto their dragh4365; because by themh1992 their portionh2506 is fath8082, and their meath3978 plenteoush1277. plenteous: or, dainty: Heb. fat

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Shall they therefore emptyh7324h8686 their neth2764, and not spareh2550h8799 continuallyh8548 to slayh2026h8800 the nationsh1471?



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