Hab 1:1-4 | ESV | STEP | The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw .

aSee Nah. 1:1

b Ps. 13:1; 89:46

c Mic. 6:12

dSee Jer. 9:2-6

e[See ver. 2 above]

f[Mic. 7:3]

g[Job 21:7; Jer. 12:1]

Habakkuk 1:1-4

1 ^aThe oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw.

Habakkuk’s Complaint

2 O Lord, ^bhow long shall I cry for help,
and you will not hear?
Or cry to you ^c“Violence!”
and you will not save?
3 ^dWhy do you make me see iniquity,
and why do you idly look at wrong?
Destruction ^eand violence are before me;
strife and contention arise.
4 ^fSo the law is paralyzed,
and justice never goes forth.
^gFor the wicked surround the righteous;
so justice goes forth perverted.