Habakkuk was a minor prophet. I studied this about 20 yrs ago, but these times pried this loose from the back of my mind and put it squarely in front of me again.
1 The prophecy that Habakkuk the prophet received.
Habakkuk’s Complaint
2 How long, Lord, must I call for help,but you do not listen?
Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save?
3 Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing?
Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds.
4 Therefore the law is paralyzed,and justice never prevails.
The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.
The Lord’s Answer
5 “Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed.
For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe,
even if you were told.
Habakkuk was a minor prophet. I studied this about 20 yrs ago, but these times pried this loose from the back of my mind and put it squarely in front of me again.
1 The prophecy that Habakkuk the prophet received.
Habakkuk’s Complaint
2 How long, Lord, must I call for help,but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save? 3 Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. 4 Therefore the law is paralyzed,and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.
The Lord’s Answer
5 “Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.