Habakkuk 1:1

1 The prophecy that Habakkuk the prophet received.

Habakkuk 1:1 in Other Translations

1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.

1 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw.

1 This is the message that the prophet Habakkuk received in a vision.

1 The problem as God gave Habakkuk to see it:

1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.

1 The divine revelation that the prophet Habakkuk saw.

1 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw.

1 This is a vision the prophet Habakkuk received from the Lord. Here is what Habakkuk said.

Habakkuk 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".

Habakkuk 1:1 In-Context

1 The prophecy that Habakkuk the prophet received.

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?

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.

4 Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.

5 “Look at the nations and watch— and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.

Cross References

• 1. S Nahum 1:1