Habakkuk 1:2
O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!
Context
This verse from Habakkuk Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. The prophet cries out to God about the violence and injustice he sees in Judah with no answer. God responds that he is raising up the Chaldeans — the ruthless and violent Babylonians — as instrument of judgment. Habakkuk protests: …
Other Translations
O Jehovah, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save.
Till when, O Jehovah, have I cried, And Thou dost not hear? I cry unto Thee--`Violence,' and Thou dost not save.
How long, O Lord, will your ears be shut to my voice? I make an outcry to you about violent behaviour, but you do not send salvation.
Cross References
How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy …
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the …
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not …
We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how …
O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O Lord, art …
Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and …