## Chapter 1

1

Chaldeans Used to Punish Judah

The oracle 4853 which 834 Habakkuk 2265 the prophet 5030 saw 2372.
2 ¶ How 575 long 5704, O LORD 3068, will I call 7768 for help 7768, And You will not hear 8085? I cry 2199 out to You, "Violence 2555!" Yet You do not save 3467.
3 Why 4100 do You make 7200 me see 7200 iniquity 205, And cause {me} to look 5027 on wickedness 5999? Yes, destruction 7701 and violence 2555 are before 5048 me; Strife 7379 exists 1961 and contention 4066 arises 5375.
4 Therefore the law 8451 is ignored 6313 And justice 4941 is never upheld 3318. For the wicked 7563 surround 3803 the righteous 6662; Therefore justice 4941 comes 3318 out perverted 6127.
5 ¶ "Look 7200 among the nations 1471! Observe 5027! Be astonished 8539! Wonder 8539! Because 3588 {I am} doing 6466 something 6467 in your days 3117-- You would not believe 539 if 3588 you were told 5608.
6 "For behold 2009, I am raising 6965 up the Chaldeans 3778, That fierce 4751 and impetuous 4116 people 1471 Who march 1980 throughout 4800 the earth 776 To seize 3423 dwelling 4908 places 4908 which are not theirs.
7 "They are dreaded 366 and feared 3372; Their justice 4941 and authority 7613 originate 3318 with themselves.
8 "Their horses 5483 are swifter 7043 than 4480 leopards 5246 And keener 2300 than 4480 wolves 2061 in the evening 6153. Their horsemen 6571 come 935 galloping 6335, Their horsemen 6571 come 935 from afar 7350; They fly 5774 like an eagle 5404 swooping 2363 {down} to devour 398.
9 "All 3605 of them come 935 for violence 2555. Their horde 4041 of faces 6440 {moves} forward 6921. They collect 622 captives 7628 like sand 2344.
10 "They mock 7046 at kings 4428 And rulers 7336 are a laughing 4890 matter to them. They laugh 7832 at every 3605 fortress 4013 And heap 6651 up rubble 6083 to capture 3920 it.
11 "Then 227 they will sweep 2498 through 2498 {like} the wind 7307 and pass 5674 on. But they will be held 816 guilty 816, They whose 2098 strength 3581 is their god 433."
12 ¶ Are You not from everlasting 6924, O LORD 3068, my God 430, my Holy 6918 One 6918? We will not die 4191. You, O LORD 3068, have appointed 7760 them to judge 4941; And You, O Rock 6697, have established 3245 them to correct 3198.
13 {Your} eyes 5869 are too 4480 pure 2889 to approve 7200 evil 7451, And You can 3201 not look 5027 on wickedness 5999 {with favor.} Why 4100 do You look 5027 with favor On those who deal 898 treacherously 898? Why are You silent 2790 when the wicked 7563 swallow 1104 up Those more 4480 righteous 6662 than 4480 they?
14 {Why} have You made 6213 men 120 like the fish 1709 of the sea 3220, Like creeping 7431 things 7431 without 3808 a ruler 4910 over them?
15 {The Chaldeans} bring 5927 all 3605 of them up with a hook 2443, Drag 1641 them away 1641 with their net 2764, And gather 622 them together in their fishing 4365 net 4365. Therefore they rejoice 8055 and are glad 1523.
16 Therefore they offer 2076 a sacrifice 2076 to their net 2764 And burn 6999 incense 6999 to their fishing 4365 net 4365; Because 3588 through these 1992 things 1992 their catch 2506 is large 8082, And their food 3978 is plentiful 1277.
17 Will they therefore empty 7385 their net 2764 And continually 8548 slay 2026 nations 1471 without 3808 sparing 2550?

## Chapter 2

1

God Answers the Prophet

I will stand 5975 on my guard 4931 post 4931 And station 3320 myself on the rampart 4692; And I will keep 6822 watch 6822 to see 7200 what 4100 He will speak 1696 to me, And how 4100 I may reply 7725 when 5921 I am reproved 8433.
2 Then the LORD 3068 answered 6030 me and said 559, "Record 3789 the vision 2377 And inscribe 874 {it} on tablets 3871, That the one who reads 7121 it may run 7323.
3 "For the vision 2377 is yet 5750 for the appointed 4150 time 4150; It hastens 6315 toward the goal 7093 and it will not fail 3576. Though 518 it tarries 4102, wait 2442 for it; For it will certainly 935 come 935, it will not delay 309.
4 ¶ "Behold 2009, as for the proud 6075 one, His soul 5315 is not right 3474 within him; But the righteous 6662 will live 2421 by his faith 530.
5 "Furthermore 637, wine 3196 betrays 898 the haughty 3093 man 1397, So that he does not stay 5115 at home 5115. He enlarges 7337 his appetite 5315 like Sheol 7585, And he is like death 4194, never 3808 satisfied 7646. He also gathers 622 to himself all 3605 nations 1471 And collects 622 to himself all 3605 peoples 5971.
6 ¶ "Will not all 3605 of these 428 take 5375 up a taunt-song 4912 against 5921 him, Even mockery 4426 {and} insinuations 2420 against him And say 559, 'Woe 1945 to him who increases 7235 what is not his-- For how 4970 long-- And makes 3513 himself rich 3513 with loans 5671?'
7 "Will not your creditors 5391 rise 6965 up suddenly 6621, And those who collect 2111 from you awaken 3364? Indeed, you will become 1961 plunder 4933 for them.
8 "Because 3588 you have looted 7997 many 7227 nations 1471, All 3605 the remainder 3499 of the peoples 5971 will loot 7997 you-- Because 4480 of human 120 bloodshed 1818 and violence 2555 done to the land 776, To the town 7151 and all 3605 its inhabitants 3427.
9 ¶ "Woe 1945 to him who gets 1214 evil 7451 gain 1215 for his house 1004 To put 7760 his nest 7064 on high 4791, To be delivered 5337 from the hand 3709 of calamity 7451!
10 "You have devised 3289 a shameful 1322 thing 1322 for your house 1004 By cutting 7096 off 7096 many 7227 peoples 5971; So you are sinning 2398 against yourself 5315.
11 "Surely 3588 the stone 68 will cry 2199 out from the wall 7023, And the rafter 3714 will answer 6030 it from the framework 6086.
12 ¶ "Woe 1945 to him who builds 1129 a city 5892 with bloodshed 1818 And founds 3559 a town 7151 with violence 5767!
13 "Is it not indeed 2009 from the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 That peoples 5971 toil 3021 for fire 784, And nations 3816 grow 3286 weary 3286 for nothing 7385?
14 "For the earth 776 will be filled 4390 With the knowledge 3045 of the glory 3519 of the LORD 3068, As the waters 4325 cover 3680 the sea 3220.
15 ¶ "Woe 1945 to you who make your neighbors 7453 drink 8248, Who mix 5596 in your venom 2534 even 637 to make 7937 {them} drunk 7937 So 4616 as to look 5027 on their nakedness 4589!
16 "You will be filled 7646 with disgrace 7036 rather 4480 than 4480 honor 3519. Now 1571 you yourself 859 drink 8354 and expose 6188 your {own} nakedness 6188. The cup 3563 in the LORD'S 3068 right 3225 hand 3225 will come 5437 around 5437 to you, And utter 7022 disgrace 7022 {will come} upon your glory 3519.
17 "For the violence 2555 done to Lebanon 3844 will overwhelm 3680 you, And the devastation 7701 of {its} beasts 929 by which you terrified 2865 them, Because 4480 of human 120 bloodshed 1818 and violence 2555 done to the land 776, To the town 7151 and all 3605 its inhabitants 3427.
18 ¶ "What 4100 profit 3276 is the idol 6459 when 3588 its maker 3335 has carved 6458 it, {Or} an image 4541, a teacher 3384 of falsehood 8267? For {its} maker 3335 trusts 982 in his {own} handiwork 3336 When he fashions 6213 speechless 483 idols 457.
19 "Woe 1945 to him who says 559 to a {piece of} wood 6086, 'Awake 7019!' To a mute 1748 stone 68, 'Arise 5782!' {And} that is {your} teacher 3384? Behold 2009, it is overlaid 8610 with gold 2091 and silver 3701, And there 369 is no 369 breath 7307 at all 3605 inside 7130 it.
20 "But the LORD 3068 is in His holy 6944 temple 1964. Let all 3605 the earth 776 be silent 2013 before Him."

## Chapter 3

1

God's Deliverance of His People

A prayer 8605 of Habakkuk 2265 the prophet 5030, according 5921 to Shigionoth 7692.
2 ¶ LORD 3068, I have heard 8085 the report 8088 about You {and} I fear 3372. O LORD 3068, revive 2421 Your work 6467 in the midst 7130 of the years 8141, In the midst 7130 of the years 8141 make 3045 it known 3045; In wrath 7267 remember 2142 mercy 7355.
3 ¶ God 433 comes 935 from Teman 8487, And the Holy 6918 One 6918 from Mount 2022 Paran 6290. Selah 5542. His splendor 1935 covers 3680 the heavens 8064, And the earth 776 is full 4390 of His praise 8416.
4 {His} radiance 5051 is like the sunlight 216; He has rays 7161 {flashing} from His hand 3027, And there 8033 is the hiding 2253 of His power 5797.
5 Before 6440 Him goes 1980 pestilence 1698, And plague 7565 comes 3318 after 7272 Him.
6 He stood 5975 and surveyed 4058 the earth 776; He looked 7200 and startled 5425 the nations 1471. Yes, the perpetual 5703 mountains 2022 were shattered 6483, The ancient 5769 hills 1389 collapsed 7817. His ways 1979 are everlasting 5769.
7 I saw 7200 the tents 168 of Cushan 3572 under 8478 distress 205, The tent 3407 curtains 3407 of the land 776 of Midian 4080 were trembling 7264.
8 ¶ Did the LORD 3068 rage 2734 against the rivers 5104, Or 518 {was} Your anger 639 against the rivers 5104, Or 518 {was} Your wrath 5678 against the sea 3220, That You rode 7392 on Your horses 5483, On Your chariots 4818 of salvation 3444?
9 Your bow 7198 was made 5783 bare, The rods 4294 of chastisement 561 were sworn 7621. Selah 5542. You cleaved 1234 the earth 776 with rivers 5104.
10 The mountains 2022 saw 7200 You {and} quaked 2342; The downpour 2230 of waters 4325 swept 5674 by. The deep 8415 uttered 5414 forth 5414 its voice 6963, It lifted 5375 high 7315 its hands 3027.
11 Sun 8121 {and} moon 3394 stood 5975 in their places 2073; They went 1980 away at the light 216 of Your arrows 2671, At the radiance 5051 of Your gleaming 1300 spear 2595.
12 In indignation 2195 You marched 6805 through the earth 776; In anger 639 You trampled 1758 the nations 1471.
13 You went 3318 forth 3318 for the salvation 3468 of Your people 5971, For the salvation 3468 of Your anointed 4899. You struck 4272 the head 7218 of the house 1004 of the evil 7563 To lay 6168 him open 6168 from thigh 3247 to neck 6677. Selah 5542.
14 You pierced 5344 with his own spears 4294 The head 7218 of his throngs 6518. They stormed 5590 in to scatter 6327 us; Their exultation 5951 {was} like 3644 those Who devour 398 the oppressed 6041 in secret 4565.
15 You trampled 1869 on the sea 3220 with Your horses 5483, On the surge 2563 of many 7227 waters 4325.
16 ¶ I heard 8085 and my inward 990 parts 990 trembled 7264, At the sound 6963 my lips 8193 quivered 6750. Decay 7538 enters 935 my bones 6106, And in my place 8478 I tremble 7264. Because 834 I must wait 5117 quietly 5117 for the day 3117 of distress 6869, For the people 5971 to arise 5927 {who} will invade 1464 us.
17 Though 3588 the fig 8384 tree 8384 should not blossom 6524 And there 369 be no 369 fruit 2981 on the vines 1612, {Though} the yield 4639 of the olive 2132 should fail 3584 And the fields 7709 produce 6213 no 3808 food 400, Though the flock 6629 should be cut 1504 off 1504 from the fold 4356 And there 369 be no 369 cattle 1241 in the stalls 7517,
18 Yet I will exult 5937 in the LORD 3068, I will rejoice 1523 in the God 430 of my salvation 3468.
19 The Lord 136 GOD 3068 is my strength 2428, And He has made 7760 my feet 7272 like hinds' 355 {feet,} And makes me walk 1869 on my high 1116 places 1116. For the choir 5329 director 5329, on my stringed 5058 instruments 5058.