Habakkuk 1:1

1 The¹ burden which the prophet Habakkuk saw.

The Prophet’s Question

2 O Lord, how long shall I cry,
^aAnd You will not hear?
Even cry out to You, ^b“Violence!”
And You will ^cnot save.

3 Why do You show me iniquity,
And cause me to see¹ trouble?
For plundering and violence are before me;
There is strife, and contention arises.

4 Therefore the law is powerless,
And justice never goes forth.
For the ^awicked surround the righteous;
Therefore perverse judgment proceeds.

The Lord’s Reply

5 “Look^a among the nations and watch—
Be utterly astounded!
For I will work a work in your days
Which you would not believe, though it were told you.

6 For indeed I am ^araising up the Chaldeans,
A bitter and hasty ^bnation
Which marches through the breadth of the earth,
To possess dwelling places that are not theirs.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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The burden - hammassa signifies not only the burdensome prophecy, but the prophecy or revelation itself which God presented to the mind of Habakkuk, and which he saw-clearly perceived, in the light of prophecy and then faithfully declared, as this book shows. The word signifies an oracle or revelation in general; but chiefly, one relative to future calamities.

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