Hab 1:3-4 | TNotes | STEP | 1:3 In Habakkuk’s day, destruction and violence permeated Judean society (see Habakkuk Book Introduction, “Setting”).

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‏ Habakkuk 1:3-4

1:3 ^a In Habakkuk’s day, destruction and violence permeated Judean society (see Habakkuk Book Introduction, “Setting”).
1:4 ^b Habakkuk expresses his concern about the injustice and unrighteousness he saw all around him (see 1:12-13 ^c; 2:4 ^d, 9 ^e), even in the courts, where the law was no longer effective in maintaining justice.