Ambacum 1:1

1 The burden which the prophet Ambacum saw.

Ambacum 1:1 In-Context

1 The burden which the prophet Ambacum saw.
2 How long, O Lord, shall I cry out, and thou wilt not hearken? shall I cry out to thee being injured, and thou wilt not save?
3 Wherefore hast thou shown me troubles and griefs to look upon, misery and ungodliness? judgment is before me, and the judge receives a reward.
4 Therefore the law is frustrated, and judgment proceeds not effectually, for the ungodly prevails over the just; therefore perverse judgment will proceed.
5 Behold, ye despisers, and look, and wonder marvelously, and vanish: for I work a work in your days, which ye will in no wise believe, though a man declare .

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