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The Prophet Questions God's Judgments
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# Chapter 1
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1. The burden which the prophet Habakkuk saw.
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The Prophet's Question
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2.
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O Lord, how long shall I cry,
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1 The burden which the prophet Habakkuk saw.
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2 O Lord, how long shall I cry,
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And You will not hear?
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Even cry out to You, "Violence!"
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Even cry out to You, “Violence!”
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And You will not save.
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3. Why do You show me iniquity,
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3 Why do You show me iniquity,
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And cause me to see trouble?
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For plundering and violence are before me;
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There is strife, and contention arises.
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4. Therefore the law is powerless,
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4 Therefore the law is powerless,
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And justice never goes forth.
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For the wicked surround the righteous;
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Therefore perverse judgment proceeds.
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The Lord's Reply
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5. "Look among the nations and watch--
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5 “Look among the nations and watch—
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Be utterly astounded!
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For I will work a work in your days
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Which you would not believe, though it were told you.
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6. For indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans,
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6 For indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans,
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A bitter and hasty nation
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Which marches through the breadth of the earth,
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To possess dwelling places that are not theirs.
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7. They are terrible and dreadful;
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7 They are terrible and dreadful;
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Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
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8. Their horses also are swifter than leopards,
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8 Their horses also are swifter than leopards,
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And more fierce than evening wolves.
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Their chargers charge ahead;
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Their cavalry comes from afar;
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They fly as the eagle that hastens to eat.
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9. "They all come for violence;
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9 “They all come for violence;
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Their faces are set like the east wind.
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They gather captives like sand.
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10. They scoff at kings,
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10 They scoff at kings,
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And princes are scorned by them.
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They deride every stronghold,
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For they heap up earthen mounds and seize it.
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11. Then his mind changes, and he transgresses;
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11 Then his mind changes, and he transgresses;
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He commits offense,
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Ascribing this power to his god."
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The Prophet's Second Question
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12. Are You not from everlasting,
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Ascribing this power to his god.”
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12 Are You not from everlasting,
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O Lord my God, my Holy One?
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We shall not die.
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O Lord, You have appointed them for judgment;
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O Rock, You have marked them for correction.
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13. You are of purer eyes than to behold evil,
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13 You are of purer eyes than to behold evil,
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And cannot look on wickedness.
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Why do You look on those who deal treacherously,
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And hold Your tongue when the wicked devours
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A person more righteous than he?
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14. Why do You make men like fish of the sea,
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14 Why do You make men like fish of the sea,
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Like creeping things that have no ruler over them?
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15. They take up all of them with a hook,
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15 They take up all of them with a hook,
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They catch them in their net,
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And gather them in their dragnet.
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Therefore they rejoice and are glad.
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16. Therefore they sacrifice to their net,
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16 Therefore they sacrifice to their net,
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And burn incense to their dragnet;
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Because by them their share is sumptuous
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And their food plentiful.
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17. Shall they therefore empty their net,
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And continue to slay nations without pity?
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17 Shall they therefore empty their net,
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And continue to slay nations without pity?
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The Just Shall Live by Faith
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# Chapter 2
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1. I will stand my watch
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1 I will stand my watch
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And set myself on the rampart,
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And watch to see what He will say to me,
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And what I will answer when I am corrected.
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The Just Live by Faith
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2. Then the Lord answered me and said:
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"Write the vision
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2 Then the Lord answered me and said:
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“Write the vision
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And make it plain on tablets,
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That he may run who reads it.
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3. For the vision is yet for an appointed time;
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3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time;
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But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie.
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Though it tarries, wait for it;
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Because it will surely come,
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It will not tarry.
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4. "Behold the proud,
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4 “Behold the proud,
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His soul is not upright in him;
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But the just shall live by his faith.
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Woe to the Wicked
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5. "Indeed, because he transgresses by wine,
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5 “Indeed, because he transgresses by wine,
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He is a proud man,
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And he does not stay at home.
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Because he enlarges his desire as hell,
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And he is like death, and cannot be satisfied,
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He gathers to himself all nations
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And heaps up for himself all peoples.
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6. "Will not all these take up a proverb against him,
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6 “Will not all these take up a proverb against him,
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And a taunting riddle against him, and say,
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'Woe to him who increases
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What is not his--how long?
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And to him who loads himself with many pledges'?
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7. Will not your creditors rise up suddenly?
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‘Woe to him who increases
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What is not his—how long?
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And to him who loads himself with many pledges’?
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7 Will not your creditors rise up suddenly?
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Will they not awaken who oppress you?
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And you will become their booty.
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8. Because you have plundered many nations,
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8 Because you have plundered many nations,
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All the remnant of the people shall plunder you,
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Because of men's blood
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Because of men’s blood
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And the violence of the land and the city,
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And of all who dwell in it.
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9. "Woe to him who covets evil gain for his house,
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9 “Woe to him who covets evil gain for his house,
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That he may set his nest on high,
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That he may be delivered from the power of disaster!
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10. You give shameful counsel to your house,
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10 You give shameful counsel to your house,
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Cutting off many peoples,
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And sin against your soul.
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11. For the stone will cry out from the wall,
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11 For the stone will cry out from the wall,
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And the beam from the timbers will answer it.
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12. "Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed,
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12 “Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed,
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Who establishes a city by iniquity!
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13. Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts
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13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts
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That the peoples labor to feed the fire,
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And nations weary themselves in vain?
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14. For the earth will be filled
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14 For the earth will be filled
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With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,
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As the waters cover the sea.
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15. "Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor,
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15 “Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor,
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Pressing him to your bottle,
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Even to make him drunk,
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That you may look on his nakedness!
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16. You are filled with shame instead of glory.
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You also--drink!
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16 You are filled with shame instead of glory.
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You also—drink!
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And be exposed as uncircumcised!
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The cup of the Lord's right hand will be turned against you,
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The cup of the Lord’s right hand will be turned against you,
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And utter shame will be on your glory.
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17. For the violence done to Lebanon will cover you,
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17 For the violence done to Lebanon will cover you,
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And the plunder of beasts which made them afraid,
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Because of men's blood
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Because of men’s blood
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And the violence of the land and the city,
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And of all who dwell in it.
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18. "What profit is the image, that its maker should carve it,
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18 “What profit is the image, that its maker should carve it,
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The molded image, a teacher of lies,
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That the maker of its mold should trust in it,
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To make mute idols?
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19. Woe to him who says to wood, 'Awake!'
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To silent stone, 'Arise! It shall teach!'
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19 Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’
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To silent stone, ‘Arise! It shall teach!’
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Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
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Yet in it there is no breath at all.
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20. "But the Lord is in His holy temple.
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Let all the earth keep silence before Him."
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20 “But the Lord is in His holy temple.
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Let all the earth keep silence before Him.”
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The Prophet's Prayer
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# Chapter 3
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1. A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionoth.
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2.
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O Lord, I have heard Your speech and was afraid;
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1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionoth.
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2 O Lord, I have heard Your speech and was afraid;
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O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years!
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In the midst of the years make it known;
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In wrath remember mercy.
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3. God came from Teman,
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The Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah
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3 God came from Teman,
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The Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah
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His glory covered the heavens,
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And the earth was full of His praise.
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4. His brightness was like the light;
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4 His brightness was like the light;
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He had rays flashing from His hand,
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And there His power was hidden.
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5. Before Him went pestilence,
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5 Before Him went pestilence,
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And fever followed at His feet.
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6. He stood and measured the earth;
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6 He stood and measured the earth;
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He looked and startled the nations.
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And the everlasting mountains were scattered,
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The perpetual hills bowed.
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His ways are everlasting.
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7. I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction;
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7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction;
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The curtains of the land of Midian trembled.
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8.
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O Lord, were You displeased with the rivers,
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8 O Lord, were You displeased with the rivers,
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Was Your anger against the rivers,
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Was Your wrath against the sea,
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That You rode on Your horses,
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Your chariots of salvation?
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9. Your bow was made quite ready;
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Oaths were sworn over Your arrows. Selah
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9 Your bow was made quite ready;
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Oaths were sworn over Your arrows. Selah
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You divided the earth with rivers.
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10. The mountains saw You and trembled;
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10 The mountains saw You and trembled;
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The overflowing of the water passed by.
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The deep uttered its voice,
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And lifted its hands on high.
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11. The sun and moon stood still in their habitation;
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11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation;
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At the light of Your arrows they went,
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At the shining of Your glittering spear.
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12. You marched through the land in indignation;
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12 You marched through the land in indignation;
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You trampled the nations in anger.
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13. You went forth for the salvation of Your people,
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13 You went forth for the salvation of Your people,
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For salvation with Your Anointed.
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You struck the head from the house of the wicked,
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By laying bare from foundation to neck. Selah
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14. You thrust through with his own arrows
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14 You thrust through with his own arrows
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The head of his villages.
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They came out like a whirlwind to scatter me;
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Their rejoicing was like feasting on the poor in secret.
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15. You walked through the sea with Your horses,
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15 You walked through the sea with Your horses,
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Through the heap of great waters.
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16. When I heard, my body trembled;
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16 When I heard, my body trembled;
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My lips quivered at the voice;
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Rottenness entered my bones;
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And I trembled in myself,
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That I might rest in the day of trouble.
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When he comes up to the people,
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He will invade them with his troops.
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A Hymn of Faith
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17. Though the fig tree may not blossom,
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17 Though the fig tree may not blossom,
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Nor fruit be on the vines;
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Though the labor of the olive may fail,
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And the fields yield no food;
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Though the flock may be cut off from the fold,
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And there be no herd in the stalls--
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18. Yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
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And there be no herd in the stalls—
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18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
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I will joy in the God of my salvation.
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19. The Lord God is my strength;
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He will make my feet like deer's feet,
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19 The Lord God is my strength;
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He will make my feet like deer’s feet,
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And He will make me walk on my high hills.
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To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments.
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To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments.
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