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# Chapter 1
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1. The pronouncement that the prophet Habakkuk saw.
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Habakkuk's First Prayer
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2. How long,
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Lord, must I call for help
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1 The pronouncement that the prophet Habakkuk saw.
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2 How long, Lord, must I call for help
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and you do not listen
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or cry out to you about violence
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and you do not save?
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3. Why do you force me to look at injustice?
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3 Why do you force me to look at injustice?
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Why do you tolerate wrongdoing?
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Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
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Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.
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4. This is why the law is ineffective
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4 This is why the law is ineffective
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and justice never emerges.
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For the wicked restrict the righteous;
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therefore, justice comes out perverted.
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God's First Answer
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5. Look at the nations and observe--
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5 Look at the nations and observe—
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be utterly astounded!
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For I am doing something in your days
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that you will not believe
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when you hear about it.
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6. Look! I am raising up the Chaldeans,
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6 Look! I am raising up the Chaldeans,
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that bitter, impetuous nation
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that marches across the earth's open spaces
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that marches across the earth’s open spaces
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to seize territories not its own.
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7. They are fierce and terrifying;
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7 They are fierce and terrifying;
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their views of justice and sovereignty
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stem from themselves.
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8. Their horses are swifter than leopards
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8 Their horses are swifter than leopards
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and more fierce than wolves of the night.
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Their horsemen charge ahead;
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their horsemen come from distant lands.
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They fly like eagles, swooping to devour.
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9. All of them come to do violence;
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9 All of them come to do violence;
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their faces are set in determination.
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They gather prisoners like sand.
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10. They mock kings,
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10 They mock kings,
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and rulers are a joke to them.
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They laugh at every fortress
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and build siege ramps to capture it.
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11. Then they sweep by like the wind
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11 Then they sweep by like the wind
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and pass through.
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They are guilty; their strength is their god.
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Habakkuk's Second Prayer
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12. Are you not from eternity,
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Lord my God?
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12 Are you not from eternity, Lord my God?
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My Holy One, you will not die.
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Lord, you appointed them to execute judgment;
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my Rock, you destined them to punish us.
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13. Your eyes are too pure to look on evil,
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13 Your eyes are too pure to look on evil,
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and you cannot tolerate wrongdoing.
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So why do you tolerate those who are treacherous?
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Why are you silent
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while one who is wicked swallows up
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one who is more righteous than himself?
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14. You have made mankind
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14 You have made mankind
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like the fish of the sea,
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like marine creatures that have no ruler.
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15. The Chaldeans pull them all up with a hook,
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15 The Chaldeans pull them all up with a hook,
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catch them in their dragnet,
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and gather them in their fishing net;
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that is why they are glad and rejoice.
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16. That is why they sacrifice to their dragnet
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16 That is why they sacrifice to their dragnet
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and burn incense to their fishing net,
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for by these things their portion is rich
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and their food plentiful.
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17. Will they therefore empty their net
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and continually slaughter nations without mercy?
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17 Will they therefore empty their net
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and continually slaughter nations without mercy?
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Habakkuk Waits for God's Response
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# Chapter 2
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1. I will stand at my guard post
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1 I will stand at my guard post
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and station myself on the lookout tower.
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I will watch to see what he will say to me
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and what I should reply about my complaint.
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God's Second Answer
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2. The Lord answered me:
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2 The Lord answered me:
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Write down this vision;
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clearly inscribe it on tablets
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so one may easily read it.
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3. For the vision is yet for the appointed time;
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3 For the vision is yet for the appointed time;
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it testifies about the end and will not lie.
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Though it delays, wait for it,
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since it will certainly come and not be late.
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4. Look, his ego is inflated;
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4 Look, his ego is inflated;
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he is without integrity.
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But the righteous one will live by his faith.
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5. Moreover, wine betrays;
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5 Moreover, wine betrays;
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an arrogant man is never at rest.
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He enlarges his appetite like Sheol,
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and like Death he is never satisfied.
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He gathers all the nations to himself;
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he collects all the peoples for himself.
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The Five Woe Oracles
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6. Won't all of these take up a taunt against him,
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6 Won’t all of these take up a taunt against him,
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with mockery and riddles about him?
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They will say,
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"Woe to him who amasses what is not his--
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how much longer?--
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and loads himself with goods taken in pledge."
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7. Won't your creditors suddenly arise,
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“Woe to him who amasses what is not his—
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how much longer?—
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and loads himself with goods taken in pledge.”
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7 Won’t your creditors suddenly arise,
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and those who disturb you wake up?
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Then you will become spoil for them.
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8. Since you have plundered many nations,
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all the peoples who remain will plunder you--
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8 Since you have plundered many nations,
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all the peoples who remain will plunder you—
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because of human bloodshed
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and violence against lands, cities,
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and all who live in them.
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9. Woe to him who dishonestly makes
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9 Woe to him who dishonestly makes
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wealth for his house
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to place his nest on high,
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to escape the grasp of disaster!
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10. You have planned shame for your house
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10 You have planned shame for your house
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by wiping out many peoples
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and sinning against your own self.
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11. For the stones will cry out from the wall,
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11 For the stones will cry out from the wall,
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and the rafters will answer them
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from the woodwork.
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12. Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed
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12 Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed
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and founds a town with injustice!
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13. Is it not from the Lord of Armies
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13 Is it not from the Lord of Armies
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that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire
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and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?
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14. For the earth will be filled
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with the knowledge of the Lord's glory,
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14 For the earth will be filled
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with the knowledge of the Lord’s glory,
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as the water covers the sea.
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15. Woe to him who gives his neighbors drink,
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15 Woe to him who gives his neighbors drink,
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pouring out your wrath
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and even making them drunk,
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in order to look at their nakedness!
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16. You will be filled with disgrace instead of glory.
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You also--drink,
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16 You will be filled with disgrace instead of glory.
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You also—drink,
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and expose your uncircumcision!
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The cup in the Lord's right hand
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The cup in the Lord’s right hand
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will come around to you,
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and utter disgrace will cover your glory.
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17. For your violence against Lebanon
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17 For your violence against Lebanon
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will overwhelm you;
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the destruction of animals will terrify you
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because of your human bloodshed and violence
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against lands, cities, and all who live in them.
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18. What use is a carved idol
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18 What use is a carved idol
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after its craftsman carves it?
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It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies.
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For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it
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and makes worthless idols that cannot speak.
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19. Woe to him who says to wood: Wake up!
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19 Woe to him who says to wood: Wake up!
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or to mute stone: Come alive!
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Can it teach?
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Look! It may be plated with gold and silver,
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yet there is no breath in it at all.
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20. But the Lord is in his holy temple;
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20 But the Lord is in his holy temple;
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let the whole earth
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be silent in his presence.
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be silent in his presence.
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Habakkuk's Third Prayer
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# Chapter 3
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1. A prayer of the prophet Habakkuk. According to <em>Shigionoth</em>.
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2.
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Lord, I have heard the report about you;
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1 A prayer of the prophet Habakkuk. According to Shigionoth.
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2 Lord, I have heard the report about you;
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Lord, I stand in awe of your deeds.
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Revive your work in these years;
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make it known in these years.
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In your wrath remember mercy!
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3. God comes from Teman,
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the Holy One from Mount Paran.Selah
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3 God comes from Teman,
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the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah
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His splendor covers the heavens,
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and the earth is full of his praise.
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4. His brilliance is like light;
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4 His brilliance is like light;
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rays are flashing from his hand.
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This is where his power is hidden.
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5. Plague goes before him,
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5 Plague goes before him,
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and pestilence follows in his steps.
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6. He stands and shakes the earth;
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6 He stands and shakes the earth;
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he looks and startles the nations.
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The age-old mountains break apart;
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the ancient hills sink down.
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His pathways are ancient.
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7. I see the tents of Cushan in distress;
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7 I see the tents of Cushan in distress;
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the tent curtains of the land of Midian tremble.
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8. Are you angry at the rivers,
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Lord?
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8 Are you angry at the rivers, Lord?
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Is your wrath against the rivers?
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Or is your fury against the sea
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when you ride on your horses,
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your victorious chariot?
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9. You took the sheath from your bow;
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the arrows are ready to be used with an oath.Selah
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9 You took the sheath from your bow;
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the arrows are ready to be used with an oath. Selah
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You split the earth with rivers.
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10. The mountains see you and shudder;
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10 The mountains see you and shudder;
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a downpour of water sweeps by.
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The deep roars with its voice
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and lifts its waves high.
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11. Sun and moon stand still in their lofty residence,
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11 Sun and moon stand still in their lofty residence,
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at the flash of your flying arrows,
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at the brightness of your shining spear.
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12. You march across the earth with indignation;
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12 You march across the earth with indignation;
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you trample down the nations in wrath.
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13. You come out to save your people,
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13 You come out to save your people,
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to save your anointed.
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You crush the leader of the house of the wicked
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and strip him from foot to neck.Selah
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14. You pierce his head
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and strip him from foot to neck. Selah
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14 You pierce his head
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with his own spears;
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his warriors storm out to scatter us,
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gloating as if ready to secretly devour the weak.
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15. You tread the sea with your horses,
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15 You tread the sea with your horses,
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stirring up the vast water.
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Habakkuk's Confidence in God Expressed
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16. I heard, and I trembled within;
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16 I heard, and I trembled within;
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my lips quivered at the sound.
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Rottenness entered my bones;
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I trembled where I stood.
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Now I must quietly wait for the day of distress
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to come against the people invading us.
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17. Though the fig tree does not bud
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17 Though the fig tree does not bud
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and there is no fruit on the vines,
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though the olive crop fails
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and the fields produce no food,
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though the flocks disappear from the pen
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and there are no herds in the stalls,
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18. yet I will celebrate in the
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Lord;
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18 yet I will celebrate in the Lord;
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I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
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19. The
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Lord my
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Lord is my strength;
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19 The Lord my Lord is my strength;
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he makes my feet like those of a deer
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and enables me to walk on mountain heights!
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For the choir director: on stringed instruments.
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For the choir director: on stringed instruments.
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