Abacuc 1:1

1 Il carico che il profeta Abacuc vide.

Abacuc 1:1 Meaning and Commentary

Habakkuk 1:1

The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
] This prophecy is called a "burden", or something took up and carried, being what the prophet received from the Lord, and went with to the people of the Jews, and was a heavy burdensome prophecy to them; declaring the calamities that should come upon them by the Chaldeans, who would invade their land, and carry them captive; and Habakkuk, that brought this account, is called a "prophet", to give the greater sanction to it; and it was what he had in vision from the Lord represented unto him, and therefore should be credited. Abarbinel inquires why Habakkuk should be called a prophet, when none of the lesser prophets are, excepting Haggai and Zechariah; and thinks the reason of it is, to give weight to his prophecy, since it might be suspected by some whether he was one; there being none of those phrases to be met with in this prophecy as in others, as "the word of the Lord came" or "thus saith the Lord".

Abacuc 1:1 In-Context

1 Il carico che il profeta Abacuc vide.

2 INFINO a quando, o Signore, griderò io, e tu non mi esaudirai? infino a quando sclamerò a te: Violenza! e tu non salverai?

3 Perchè mi fai tu veder l’iniquità, e mi fai spettatore della perversità? e perchè vi è davanti a me rapina, e violenza? e vi è chi muove lite, e contesa?

4 Perciò, la legge è indebolita, e il giudicio non esce giammai fuori; perciocchè l’empio intornia il giusto; perciò esce il giudicio tutto storto.

5 Vedete fra le genti, e riguardate, e maravigliatevi, e siate stupefatti; perciocchè io fo un’opera a’ dì vostri, la quale voi non crederete, quando sarà raccontata.