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| Habakkuk 1:1 | The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. | The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. | The oracle which Habakkuk the prophet saw. |
| Habakkuk 1:2 | O Jehovah, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save. | O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! | Yahweh, how long will I cry, and you will not hear? I cry out to you "Violence!" and will you not save? |
| Habakkuk 1:3 | Why dost thou show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention riseth up. | Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention. | Why do you show me iniquity, and look at perversity? For destruction and violence are before me. There is strife, and contention rises up. |
| Habakkuk 1:4 | Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted. | Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth. | Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted. |
| Habakkuk 1:5 | Behold ye among the nations, and look, and wonder marvellously; for I am working a work in your days, which ye will not believe though it be told you. | Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you. | "Look among the nations, watch, and wonder marvelously; for I am working a work in your days, which you will not believe though it is told you. |
| Habakkuk 1:6 | For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling-places that are not theirs. | For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs. | For, behold, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling places that are not theirs. |
| Habakkuk 1:7 | They are terrible and dreadful; their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves. | They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves. | They are feared and dreaded. Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves. |
| Habakkuk 1:8 | Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves; and their horsemen press proudly on: yea, their horsemen come from far; they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour. | Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat. | Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves. Their horsemen press proudly on. Yes, their horsemen come from afar. They fly as an eagle that hurries to devour. |
| Habakkuk 1:9 | They come all of them for violence; the set of their faces is forwards; and they gather captives as the sand. | They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand. | All of them come for violence. Their hordes face the desert. He gathers prisoners like sand. |
| Habakkuk 1:10 | Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a derision unto him; he derideth every stronghold; for he heapeth up dust, and taketh it. | And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it. | Yes, he scoffs at kings, and princes are a derision to him. He laughs at every stronghold, for he builds up an earthen ramp, and takes it. |
| Habakkuk 1:11 | Then shall he sweep by [as] a wind, and shall pass over, and be guilty, [even] he whose might is his god. | Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god. | Then he sweeps by like the wind, and goes on. He is indeed guilty, whose strength is his god." |
| Habakkuk 1:12 | Art not thou from everlasting, O Jehovah my God, my Holy One? we shall not die. O Jehovah, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast established him for correction. | Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. | Aren't you from everlasting, Yahweh my God, my Holy One? We will not die. Yahweh, you have appointed him for judgment. You, Rock, have established him to punish. |
| Habakkuk 1:13 | Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he; | Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he? | You who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who cannot look on perversity, why do you tolerate those who deal treacherously, and keep silent when the wicked swallows up the man who is more righteous than he, |
| Habakkuk 1:14 | and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them? | And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them? | and make men like the fish of the sea, like the creeping things, that have no ruler over them? |
| Habakkuk 1:15 | He taketh up all of them with the angle, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them in his drag: therefore he rejoiceth and is glad. | They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad. | He takes up all of them with the hook. He catches them in his net, and gathers them in his dragnet. Therefore he rejoices and is glad. |
| Habakkuk 1:16 | Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; because by them his portion is fat, and his food plenteous. | Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous. | Therefore he sacrifices to his net, and burns incense to his dragnet, because by them his life is luxurious, and his food is good. |
| Habakkuk 1:17 | Shall he therefore empty his net, and spare not to slay the nations continually? | Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations? | Will he therefore continually empty his net, and kill the nations without mercy? |
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