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1 The prophecy that Habakkuk the prophet received.
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The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw.
2 How long, LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save?
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O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you "Violence!" and you will not save?
3 Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds.
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Why do you make me see wrongdoing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise.
4 Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.
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So the law becomes slack and justice never prevails. The wicked surround the righteous— therefore judgment comes forth perverted.
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