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Habakkuk 1:1-3
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1 I am Habakkuk the prophet. And this is the message[a] that the Lord gave me.

Habakkuk Complains to the Lord

2 Our Lord, how long must I beg
for your help
    before you listen?
How long before you save us
    from all this violence?
3 Why do you make me watch
    such terrible injustice?
Why do you allow violence,
lawlessness, crime, and cruelty
    to spread everywhere?

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  1. 1.1 message: Or “vision.”
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Habakkuk 1:1-3
New International Version

1 The prophecy(A) that Habakkuk the prophet received.

Habakkuk’s Complaint

2 How long,(B) Lord, must I call for help,
    but you do not listen?(C)
Or cry out to you, “Violence!”
    but you do not save?(D)
3 Why do you make me look at injustice?
    Why do you tolerate(E) wrongdoing?(F)
Destruction and violence(G) are before me;
    there is strife,(H) and conflict abounds.

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