Habacuc 1:1

1 Esta es la profecía que el profeta Habacuc recibió en visión.

Habacuc 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".

Habacuc 1:1 In-Context

1 Esta es la profecía que el profeta Habacuc recibió en visión.

2 ¿Hasta cuándo, SEÑOR, he de pedirte ayudasin que tú me escuches?¿Hasta cuándo he de quejarme de la violenciasin que tú nos salves?

3 ¿Por qué me haces presenciar calamidades?¿Por qué debo contemplar el sufrimiento?Veo ante mis ojos destrucción y violencia;surgen riñas y abundan las contiendas.

4 Por lo tanto, se entorpece la leyy no se da curso a la justicia.El impío acosa al justo,y las sentencias que se dictan son injustas.

5 «¡Miren a las naciones!¡Contémplenlas y quédense asombrados!Estoy por hacer en estos días cosas tan sorprendentesque no las creerán aunque alguien se las explique.