\id HAB  
\h Habakkuk 
\toc1 Habakkuk 
\toc2 Habakkuk 
\mt1 Habakkuk  
\c 1  
\s1 Habakkuk Complains to the Lord  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H2372"\w* following \w is|strong="H5030"\w* \w the|strong="H2372"\w* \w message|strong="H4853"\w* \w which|strong="H5030"\w* God revealed \w to|strong="H5030"\w* \w Habakkuk|strong="H2265"\w* \w the|strong="H2372"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*:   
\q1
\v 2  \w How|strong="H5704"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w cry|strong="H2199"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w help|strong="H3467"\w*?  
\q1 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*!  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w call|strong="H7768"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w*, “\w Violence|strong="H2555"\w*!”  
\q1 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w intervene|strong="H3467"\w*!   
\q1
\v 3  \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* force \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* witness \w injustice|strong="H2555"\w*?  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w put|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w with|strong="H5375"\w* \w wrongdoing|strong="H5999"\w*?  
\q1 \w Destruction|strong="H7701"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w violence|strong="H2555"\w* \w confront|strong="H5048"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*;  
\q1 \w conflict|strong="H7379"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w present|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w must|strong="H5375"\w* \w endure|strong="H5375"\w* \w strife|strong="H7379"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w reason|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* lacks power,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w is|strong="H7563"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w carried|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*.  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w intimidate|strong="H3803"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w innocent|strong="H6662"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w reason|strong="H5921"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w is|strong="H7563"\w* \w perverted|strong="H6127"\w*.   
\s1 The Lord Reveals Some Startling News  
\q1
\v 5 “\w Look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w pay|strong="H6467"\w* \w attention|strong="H5027"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w shocked|strong="H8539"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w amazed|strong="H8539"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w do|strong="H6466"\w* \w something|strong="H6467"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* \w lifetime|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* believe \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* forewarned.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H1980"\w* \w about|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* empower \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*,  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* ruthless \w and|strong="H1980"\w* greedy \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* sweep across \w the|strong="H3588"\w* surface \w of|strong="H4908"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* earth,  
\q1 \w seizing|strong="H3423"\w* \w dwelling|strong="H4908"\w* \w places|strong="H4908"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H4116"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* belong \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w them|strong="H3423"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w They|strong="H1931"\w* \w are|strong="H4941"\w* frightening \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w terrifying|strong="H3372"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1931"\w* \w decide|strong="H4941"\w* \w for|strong="H4941"\w* themselves \w what|strong="H3372"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w Their|strong="H7043"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w are|strong="H5483"\w* faster \w than|strong="H7043"\w* \w leopards|strong="H5246"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5483"\w* more alert \w than|strong="H7043"\w* \w wolves|strong="H2061"\w* \w in|strong="H6571"\w* \w the|strong="H7043"\w* desert.  
\q1 \w Their|strong="H7043"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w gallop|strong="H6335"\w*,  
\q1 \w their|strong="H7043"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w come|strong="H7350"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H7350"\w* \w distance|strong="H7350"\w*;  
\q1 \w like|strong="H5483"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* vulture they \w swoop|strong="H5774"\w* \w down|strong="H5774"\w* \w quickly|strong="H2363"\w* \w to|strong="H2363"\w* devour \w their|strong="H7043"\w* prey.   
\q1
\v 9  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* intend \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w violence|strong="H2555"\w*;  
\q1 \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* determined.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3605"\w* take \w prisoners|strong="H7628"\w* \w as|strong="H6440"\w* easily \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* scoops \w up|strong="H4041"\w* \w sand|strong="H2344"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w They|strong="H1931"\w* \w mock|strong="H7046"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w laugh|strong="H7832"\w* \w at|strong="H4428"\w* \w rulers|strong="H7336"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1931"\w* \w laugh|strong="H7832"\w* \w at|strong="H4428"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w fortified|strong="H4013"\w* \w city|strong="H1931"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1931"\w* build siege ramps \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w capture|strong="H3920"\w* \w them|strong="H1931"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w They|strong="H2098"\w* \w sweep|strong="H2498"\w* \w by|strong="H5674"\w* \w like|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w and|strong="H5674"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w on|strong="H5674"\w*.  
\q1 But \w the|strong="H5674"\w* one \w who|strong="H2098"\w* considers himself \w a|strong="H3068"\w* god \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w be|strong="H7307"\w* held guilty.”   
\s1 Habakkuk Voices Some Concerns  
\q1
\v 12  \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* active \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w ancient|strong="H6924"\w* \w times|strong="H6924"\w*;  
\q1 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* sovereign \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* immortal.  
\q1 \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H7760"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* instrument \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*.  
\q1 \w Protector|strong="H6697"\w*, \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w appointed|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H7760"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* instrument \w of|strong="H3068"\w* punishment.   
\q1
\v 13  \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w too|strong="H4480"\w* \w just|strong="H6662"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w tolerate|strong="H3201"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w unable|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w condone|strong="H5027"\w* \w wrongdoing|strong="H5999"\w*.  
\q1 \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w put|strong="H7563"\w* \w up|strong="H1104"\w* \w with|strong="H5869"\w* \w such|strong="H3808"\w* \w treacherous|strong="H7451"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w*?  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* say \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w when|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w devour|strong="H6662"\w* \w those|strong="H4480"\w* \w more|strong="H4480"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w*?   
\q1
\v 14  \w You|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w fish|strong="H1709"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3808"\w* animals \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w that|strong="H7431"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w ruler|strong="H4910"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Babylonian tyrant \w pulls|strong="H5927"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fishhook|strong="H2443"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3651"\w* hauls \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* throw \w net|strong="H2764"\w*.  
\q1 \w When|strong="H5927"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* catches \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* dragnet,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w very|strong="H8055"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w Because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* success \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w offers|strong="H2076"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H6999"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* throw \w net|strong="H2764"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2076"\w* \w burns|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* dragnet;  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* plenty \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w food|strong="H3978"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2076"\w* \w more|strong="H3651"\w* \w than|strong="H5921"\w* \w enough|strong="H3651"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w eat|strong="H3978"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w Will|strong="H1471"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w then|strong="H3651"\w* \w continue|strong="H3651"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* fill \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w empty|strong="H7324"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* throw \w net|strong="H2764"\w*?  
\q1 \w Will|strong="H1471"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w always|strong="H8548"\w* \w destroy|strong="H2026"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w spare|strong="H2550"\w* \w none|strong="H3808"\w*?   
\c 2  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w watch|strong="H6822"\w* \w post|strong="H4931"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w remain|strong="H5975"\w* \w stationed|strong="H5975"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* city wall.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w keep|strong="H6822"\w* \w watching|strong="H6822"\w*, \w so|strong="H7725"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w says|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* know \w how|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w should|strong="H4100"\w* \w answer|strong="H7725"\w*  
\q1 \w when|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* counters \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w argument|strong="H8433"\w*.   
\s1 The Lord Assures Habakkuk  
\q1
\v 2  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w responded|strong="H6030"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Write|strong="H3789"\w* \w down|strong="H3789"\w* \w this|strong="H7121"\w* \w message|strong="H3068"\w*! \w Record|strong="H3789"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* legibly \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w tablets|strong="H3871"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* announces \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w read|strong="H7121"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* easily.   
\q1
\v 3  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* message \w is|strong="H7093"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w witness|strong="H6315"\w* \w to|strong="H4150"\w* \w what|strong="H7093"\w* \w is|strong="H7093"\w* decreed;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H3588"\w* gives reliable testimony about \w how|strong="H3588"\w* matters \w will|strong="H3808"\w* turn \w out|strong="H6315"\w*.  
\q1 \w Even|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* message \w is|strong="H7093"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* fulfilled right \w away|strong="H5750"\w*, \w wait|strong="H2442"\w* patiently;  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w come|strong="H5750"\w* \w to|strong="H4150"\w* pass – \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* arrive late.   
\q1
\v 4  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H2009"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* whose desires \w are|strong="H6662"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w upright|strong="H3474"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* faint \w from|strong="H5315"\w* exhaustion,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H2009"\w* \w person|strong="H5315"\w* \w of|strong="H5315"\w* integrity \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* because \w of|strong="H5315"\w* \w his|strong="H3808"\w* faithfulness.   
\q1
\v 5  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* betray \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w proud|strong="H3093"\w*, \w restless|strong="H5115"\w* \w man|strong="H1397"\w*!  
\q1 \w His|strong="H3605"\w* \w appetite|strong="H5315"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w as|strong="H5315"\w* big \w as|strong="H5315"\w* \w Sheol|strong="H7585"\w*’s;  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w gathers|strong="H6908"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* seizes \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\s1 The Proud Babylonians are as Good as Dead  
\q1
\v 6 “\w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* nations \w will|strong="H3808"\w* someday \w taunt|strong="H4912"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4912"\w* \w ridicule|strong="H4912"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* proverbial \w sayings|strong="H2420"\w*:  
\q1 ‘\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* accumulates \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* belong \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* good \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w dead|strong="H4970"\w*  
\q1 (\w How|strong="H4970"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w this|strong="H5375"\w* go \w on|strong="H5921"\w*?) –  
\q1 \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* gets \w rich|strong="H3513"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* extortion!’   
\q1
\v 7  \w Your|strong="H3808"\w* \w creditors|strong="H5391"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w suddenly|strong="H6621"\w* \w attack|strong="H6965"\w*;  
\q1 \w those|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H3808"\w* terrify \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* spring \w into|strong="H1961"\w* action,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* rob \w you|strong="H3808"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w Because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w robbed|strong="H7997"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w countries|strong="H7997"\w*,  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w left|strong="H3499"\w* \w among|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* rob \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w shed|strong="H1818"\w* human \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* committed \w violent|strong="H2555"\w* acts \w against|strong="H1471"\w* lands, \w cities|strong="H7151"\w*, \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w them|strong="H3427"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w The|strong="H7760"\w* \w one|strong="H1004"\w* \w who|strong="H1945"\w* builds \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w by|strong="H7451"\w* \w unjust|strong="H1215"\w* \w gain|strong="H1215"\w* \w is|strong="H7451"\w* \w as|strong="H1004"\w* good \w as|strong="H1004"\w* dead.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H1004"\w* does \w this|strong="H7760"\w* \w so|strong="H7760"\w* \w he|strong="H1004"\w* \w can|strong="H7451"\w* build \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w nest|strong="H7064"\w* way \w up|strong="H7760"\w* \w high|strong="H4791"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w escape|strong="H5337"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* clutches \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Your|strong="H1004"\w* schemes \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w bring|strong="H2398"\w* \w shame|strong="H1322"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H1004"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\q1 \w Because|strong="H2398"\w* \w you|strong="H3289"\w* destroyed \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*, \w you|strong="H3289"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* self-destruct.   
\q1
\v 11  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* stones \w in|strong="H6086"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w walls|strong="H7023"\w* \w will|strong="H3588"\w* \w cry|strong="H2199"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wooden|strong="H6086"\w* \w rafters|strong="H3714"\w* \w will|strong="H3588"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* back.   
\q1
\v 12  \w The|strong="H1129"\w* \w one|strong="H5892"\w* \w who|strong="H1945"\w* \w builds|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w by|strong="H3559"\w* \w bloodshed|strong="H1818"\w* \w is|strong="H5892"\w* \w as|strong="H5892"\w* good \w as|strong="H5892"\w* dead –  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1818"\w* \w who|strong="H1945"\w* starts \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w town|strong="H7151"\w* \w by|strong="H3559"\w* \w unjust|strong="H5766"\w* deeds.   
\q1
\v 13  \w Be|strong="H3808"\w* sure \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w*! \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* decreed:  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*’ \w efforts|strong="H3021"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H5971"\w* \w up|strong="H3021"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* smoke;  
\q1 \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w exhausting|strong="H3286"\w* \w work|strong="H3021"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w recognition|strong="H3045"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s sovereign \w majesty|strong="H3519"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w fill|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth  
\q1 just \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w fill|strong="H4390"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15 “\w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H1945"\w* force \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w neighbor|strong="H7453"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w drink|strong="H8248"\w* wine are \w as|strong="H7453"\w* good \w as|strong="H7453"\w* dead –  
\q1 \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H1945"\w* \w make|strong="H7937"\w* others intoxicated \w by|strong="H5921"\w* forcing \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w drink|strong="H8248"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* bowl \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* furious anger,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* can \w look|strong="H5027"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* genitals.   
\q1
\v 16  \w But|strong="H1571"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w become|strong="H3519"\w* \w drunk|strong="H8354"\w* \w with|strong="H7646"\w* \w shame|strong="H7036"\w*, \w not|strong="H1571"\w* \w majesty|strong="H3519"\w*.  
\q1 \w Now|strong="H1571"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w turn|strong="H5437"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w expose|strong="H6188"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w uncircumcised|strong="H6188"\w* foreskin!  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w cup|strong="H3563"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* wine \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* coming \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w disgrace|strong="H7036"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* replace \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w majestic|strong="H3519"\w* \w glory|strong="H3519"\w*!   
\q1
\v 17  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3844"\w* pay \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w full|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w violent|strong="H2555"\w* acts \w against|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*;  
\q1 terrifying judgment \w will|strong="H3844"\w* come \w upon|strong="H3427"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w way|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7701"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* wild animals \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w shed|strong="H1818"\w* human \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1818"\w* committed \w violent|strong="H2555"\w* acts \w against|strong="H3605"\w* lands, \w cities|strong="H7151"\w*, \w and|strong="H1818"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w them|strong="H3427"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w good|strong="H3276"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* \w idol|strong="H6459"\w*? \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w would|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* craftsman \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*?  
\q1 \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w good|strong="H3276"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w metal|strong="H6213"\w* \w image|strong="H6459"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* gives misleading \w oracles|strong="H3384"\w*?  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w would|strong="H6213"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w creator|strong="H3335"\w* place \w his|strong="H5921"\w* trust \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w such|strong="H6213"\w* mute, \w worthless|strong="H3276"\w* \w things|strong="H3276"\w*?   
\q1
\v 19  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w says|strong="H1748"\w* \w to|strong="H7307"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*, ‘\w Wake|strong="H6974"\w* \w up|strong="H5782"\w*!’ \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w as|strong="H3605"\w* good \w as|strong="H3605"\w* dead –  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w says|strong="H1748"\w* \w to|strong="H7307"\w* speechless stone, ‘\w Awake|strong="H5782"\w*!’  
\q1 \w Can|strong="H7307"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* give reliable guidance?  
\q1 \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w overlaid|strong="H8610"\w* \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w has|strong="H7307"\w* \w no|strong="H3605"\w* \w life|strong="H3605"\w*’s \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w inside|strong="H7130"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w But|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* majestic \w palace|strong="H1964"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* earth \w is|strong="H3068"\w* speechless \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w*!”   
\c 3  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  This \w is|strong="H5030"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Habakkuk|strong="H2265"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*:   
\q1
\v 2  \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w have|strong="H7355"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w report|strong="H8088"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* awed, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w by|strong="H8141"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* accomplished.  
\q1 \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H8141"\w* repeat \w those|strong="H8085"\w* \w deeds|strong="H6467"\w*;  
\q1 \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H8141"\w* \w reveal|strong="H3045"\w* \w them|strong="H8085"\w* again.  
\q1 \w But|strong="H8085"\w* \w when|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* cause \w turmoil|strong="H7267"\w*, \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w show|strong="H3045"\w* \w us|strong="H3045"\w* \w mercy|strong="H7355"\w*!   
\q1
\v 3  \w God|strong="H8064"\w* \w comes|strong="H4390"\w* \w from|strong="H8064"\w* \w Teman|strong="H8487"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3680"\w* sovereign \w one|strong="H6918"\w* \w from|strong="H8064"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Paran|strong="H6290"\w*. \it  Selah\it*.  
\q1 \w His|strong="H4390"\w* \w splendor|strong="H1935"\w* \w covers|strong="H3680"\w* \w the|strong="H3680"\w* skies,  
\q1 \w his|strong="H4390"\w* \w glory|strong="H1935"\w* \w fills|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H3680"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w bright|strong="H5051"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* lightning;  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* two-pronged lightning bolt flashes \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\q1 \w This|strong="H3027"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* outward display \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w Plague|strong="H1698"\w* \w goes|strong="H3318"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*;  
\q1 \w pestilence|strong="H1698"\w* \w marches|strong="H7565"\w* right behind \w him|strong="H6440"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w He|strong="H7200"\w* \w takes|strong="H5975"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* battle \w position|strong="H5975"\w* \w and|strong="H5769"\w* shakes \w the|strong="H7200"\w* earth;  
\q1 \w with|strong="H5975"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* mere \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H7200"\w* frightens \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* \w ancient|strong="H5769"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2042"\w* \w disintegrate|strong="H6327"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7200"\w* primeval \w hills|strong="H1389"\w* \w are|strong="H1471"\w* \w flattened|strong="H1979"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H7200"\w* travels \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w ancient|strong="H5769"\w* roads.   
\q1
\v 7  \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* tents \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w Cushan|strong="H3572"\w* overwhelmed \w by|strong="H3407"\w* trouble;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w tent|strong="H3407"\w* \w curtains|strong="H3407"\w* \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* land \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w* \w are|strong="H8478"\w* shaking.   
\q1
\v 8  \w Is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w mad|strong="H2734"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w rivers|strong="H5104"\w*?  
\q1 \w Are|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w rivers|strong="H5104"\w*?  
\q1 \w Are|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w enraged|strong="H5678"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*?  
\q1 \w Is|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w why|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* climb \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* horse-drawn \w chariots|strong="H4818"\w*,  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3068"\w* victorious \w chariots|strong="H4818"\w*?   
\q1
\v 9  \w Your|strong="H5104"\w* \w bow|strong="H7198"\w* \w is|strong="H7198"\w* ready for action;  
\q1 you commission \w your|strong="H5104"\w* \w arrows|strong="H7198"\w*. \it  Selah\it*.  
\q1 You cause flash \w floods|strong="H5104"\w* \w on|strong="H5104"\w* \w the|strong="H1234"\w* earth’s surface.   
\q1
\v 10  \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*, \w they|strong="H5375"\w* shake.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* torrential \w downpour|strong="H2230"\w* \w sweeps|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* \w great|strong="H2342"\w* \w deep|strong="H8415"\w* \w shouts|strong="H6963"\w* \w out|strong="H5414"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w lifts|strong="H5375"\w* \w its|strong="H5414"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w high|strong="H5375"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w The|strong="H5975"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w moon|strong="H3394"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w still|strong="H5975"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w their|strong="H5975"\w* courses;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5975"\w* \w flash|strong="H1300"\w* \w of|strong="H2671"\w* your \w arrows|strong="H2671"\w* \w drives|strong="H1980"\w* \w them|strong="H5975"\w* \w away|strong="H1980"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5975"\w* \w bright|strong="H5051"\w* \w light|strong="H5051"\w* \w of|strong="H2671"\w* your lightning-quick \w spear|strong="H2595"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w You|strong="H2195"\w* furiously \w stomp|strong="H6805"\w* on \w the|strong="H1471"\w* earth,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H2195"\w* \w angrily|strong="H2195"\w* \w trample|strong="H1758"\w* \w down|strong="H1758"\w* \w the|strong="H1471"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w You|strong="H5704"\w* \w march|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* deliver \w your|strong="H3318"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H5704"\w* deliver \w your|strong="H3318"\w* special servant.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H5704"\w* \w strike|strong="H4272"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w leader|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w nation|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w laying|strong="H6168"\w* \w him|strong="H3318"\w* \w open|strong="H6168"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* lower body \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w neck|strong="H6677"\w*. \it  Selah\it*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w You|strong="H3644"\w* \w pierce|strong="H5344"\w* \w the|strong="H6327"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H4294"\w* \w his|strong="H5344"\w* warriors \w with|strong="H6041"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* spear.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H6041"\w* \w storm|strong="H5590"\w* forward \w to|strong="H4294"\w* \w scatter|strong="H6327"\w* us;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H6041"\w* shout \w with|strong="H6041"\w* joy \w as|strong="H3644"\w* \w if|strong="H3644"\w* \w they|strong="H6041"\w* \w were|strong="H7218"\w* plundering \w the|strong="H6327"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w* \w with|strong="H6041"\w* \w no|strong="H7218"\w* opposition.   
\q1
\v 15  \w But|strong="H4325"\w* \w you|strong="H4325"\w* trample \w on|strong="H3220"\w* \w the|strong="H1869"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w with|strong="H4325"\w* your \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*,  
\q1 \w on|strong="H3220"\w* \w the|strong="H1869"\w* \w surging|strong="H7227"\w*, \w raging|strong="H2563"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*.   
\s1 Habakkuk Declares His Confidence  
\q1
\v 16  \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* stomach \w churned|strong="H7264"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w made|strong="H5927"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \w quiver|strong="H6750"\w*.  
\q1 \w My|strong="H8085"\w* frame \w went|strong="H5927"\w* limp, \w as|strong="H3117"\w* if \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w were|strong="H5971"\w* decaying,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w shook|strong="H7264"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* tried \w to|strong="H5927"\w* walk.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w distress|strong="H6869"\w*  
\q1 \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w upon|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w us|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w fig|strong="H8384"\w* \w tree|strong="H8384"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w bud|strong="H6524"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6629"\w* there \w are|strong="H4639"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w grapes|strong="H2981"\w* \w on|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w vines|strong="H1612"\w*;  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w olive|strong="H2132"\w* \w trees|strong="H2132"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w produce|strong="H2981"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w fields|strong="H7709"\w* \w yield|strong="H6213"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w crops|strong="H2981"\w*;  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w disappear|strong="H1504"\w* \w from|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* pen,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6629"\w* there \w are|strong="H4639"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w cattle|strong="H1241"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w stalls|strong="H7517"\w*,   
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\v 18  \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H1523"\w* \w because|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* happy \w because|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivers|strong="H3468"\w* \w me|strong="H3468"\w*!   
\q1
\v 19  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* is \w my|strong="H7760"\w* source \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w strength|strong="H2428"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* gives \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* agility \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* deer;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H5921"\w* enables \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* negotiate \w the|strong="H5921"\w* rugged terrain.  
\p (\w This|strong="H7760"\w* prayer is \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w song|strong="H5058"\w* leader. \w It|strong="H7760"\w* is \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w be|strong="H7760"\w* accompanied \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w stringed|strong="H5058"\w* \w instruments|strong="H5058"\w*.)   