NASB Habakkuk 1 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Habakkuk 1 — KJV

Chaldeans Used to Punish Judah

1 The I aoracle° which° Habakkuk° the prophet° saw°.

[1] IOr burden a Is 13:1; Na 1:1

  2 ¶ aHow° long°, O LORD°, will I call° for help°,
  And You will not hear°?
  I cry° out to You, “Violence°!”
  Yet You do bnot save°.
  3 Why° do You make° me asee° iniquity°,
  And cause [me] to look° on wickedness°?
  Yes, bdestruction° and violence° are before° me;
  cStrife° exists° and contention° arises°.
  4 Therefore°° the alaw° is Iignored°
  And justice° IIis never°° upheld°.
  For the wicked° bsurround° the righteous°;
  Therefore°° justice° comes° out cperverted°.

[2] a Ps 13:1, 2; 22:1, 2 b Jr 14:9
[3] a Ps 55:9-11; Jr 20:18 b Jr 20:8 c Jr 15:10
[4] IOr ineffective; lit numbed IILit never goes forth a Ps 58:1, 2; 119:126; Is 59:12-14 b Ps 22:12; Is 1:21-23 c Is 5:20; Ezk 9:9

  5 ¶ “aLook° among the nations°! Observe°!
  Be astonished°! bWonder°!
  Because° [I am] doing° csomething° in your days°—
  You would not believe° if° Iyou were told°.
  6 “For behold°, I am araising° up the Chaldeans°,
  That Ifierce° and impetuous° people°
  Who march° IIthroughout° the earth°
  To III bseize° dwelling° places° which are not theirs.
  7 “They are dreaded° and afeared°;
  Their bjustice° and Iauthority° IIoriginate° with themselves.
  8 “Their ahorses° are swifter° than° leopards°
  And Ikeener° than° bwolves° in the evening°.
  Their IIhorsemen° come° galloping°,
  Their horsemen° come° from afar°;
  They fly° like an ceagle° swooping° [down] to devour°.
  9 “All° of them come° for violence°.
  ITheir horde° of afaces° [moves] forward°.
  They collect° captives° like sand°.
  10 “They amock° at kings°
  And rulers° are a laughing° matter to them.
  They blaugh° at every° fortress°
  And cheap° up rubble° to capture° it.
  11 “Then° they will sweep° through° [like] the awind° and pass° on.
  But they will be held° bguilty°,
  They whose° cstrength° is their god°.”

[5] ILit it a Ac 13:41 b Is 29:9 c Is 29:14; Ezk 12:22-28
[6] ILit bitter IILit the breadth of IIILit take possession of a 2K 24:2; Jr 4:11-13 b Jr 8:10
[7] ILit eminence IILit proceeds from a Is 18:2, 7 b Jr 39:5-9
[8] IOr more eager to attack IIOr steeds paw the ground a Jr 4:13 b Zp 3:3 c Ezk 17:3; Ho 8:1
[9] IOr The eagerness of their faces a 2K 12:17; Dn 11:17
[10] a 2Ch 36:6, 10; Is 37:13 b Is 10:9; 14:16 c Jr 32:24; Ezk 26:8
[11] a Jr 4:11, 12 b Jr 2:3 c Dn 4:30; Hab 1:16

  12 ¶ Are You not from aeverlasting°,
  O LORD°, my God°, my Holy° One°?
  We will not die°.
  You, O LORD°, have bappointed° them to judge°;
  And You, O cRock°, have established° them to correct°.
  13 [Your] eyes° are too° apure° to Iapprove° evil°,
  And You can° not look° on wickedness° [with favor].
  Why° do You blook° with favor
  On those who deal° ctreacherously°?
  Why are You dsilent° when the wicked° eswallow° up
  Those more° righteous° than° they?
  14 [Why] have You made° men° like the fish° of the sea°,
  Like creeping° things° without° a ruler° over them?
  15 [The Chaldeans] abring° all° of them up with a hook°,
  bDrag° them away° with their net°,
  And gather° them together in their fishing° net°.
  Therefore°° they rejoice° and are glad°.
  16 Therefore°° they offer° a sacrifice° to their net°
  And Iburn° incense° to their fishing° net°;
  Because° through athese° things° their IIcatch° is IIIlarge°,
  And their food° is IVplentiful°.
  17 Will they therefore°° empty° their anet°
  And continually° bslay° nations° without° sparing°?

[12] a Dt 33:27; Ps 90:2; Mal 3:6 b Is 10:5, 6; Mal 3:5 c Dt 32:4
[13] ILit look at a Ps 11:4-6; 34:15, 16 b Jr 12:1, 2 c Is 24:16 d Ps 50:21 e Ps 35:25
[15] a Jr 16:16; Am 4:2 b Ps 10:9
[16] IOr sacrifice IILit portion IIILit fat; or plentiful IVLit the fat portion a Jr 44:17
[17] a Is 19:8 b Is 14:5, 6

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Unto Habakkuk, complaining of the iniquity of the land,

1 ¶ The burdenº which² Habakkukº the prophetº did see.º ª 2 O LORD,º how long² ² shall I cry,º ª and thou wilt not² hear!º ª [even] cry outº ª unto² thee [of] violence,º and thou wilt not² save!º ª 3 Why² dost thou shewº ª me iniquity,º and cause [me] to beholdº ª grievance?º for spoilingº and violenceº [are] before² me: and there are² [that] raise upº ª strifeº and contention.º 4 Therefore² ² the lawº is slacked,º ª and judgmentº doth neverº ² go forth:º ª for² the wickedº doth compass¹ ª about² ² the righteous;º therefore² ² wrongº ª judgmentº proceedeth.º ª

[1] Is 22:1; Na 1:1.
[2] Ps 13:1; 22:1; 74:9; 94:3; Jr 14:9; Lm 3:8; Rv 6:10.
[3] Ps 12:1; 55:9; 73:3; 120:5; Ec 4:1; 5:8; Jr 9:2; Ezk 2:6; Mi 7:1; Mt 10:16; 2P 2:8.
[4] Ex 23:2, 6; Dt 16:19; 1K 21:13; Jb 21:7; Ps 11:3; 22:16; 58:1; 59:2, 4; 82:1; 94:3, 20; 119:126; Is 1:21; 59:2, 13; Jr 5:27; 12:1, 6; 26:8, 21; 37:14; 38:4; Ezk 9:9; 22:25; Ho 10:4; Am 5:7, 12; Mi 2:1; 3:1; 7:2; Mt 23:34; 26:59; 27:1, 25; Mk 7:9; Ac 7:52, 59; 23:12; Ro 3:31; Jm 2:6.

is shewed the fearful vengeance by the Chaldeans.

5 ¶ Beholdº ª ye among the heathen,º and regard,º ª and wonder¹ ª marvellously:º ª for² [I] will workº ª a workº in your days,º [which] ye will not² believe,º ª though² it be toldº ª [you]. 6 For,² lo,² I raise upº ª ² the Chaldeans,º [that] bitterº and hastyº ª nation,º which shall marchº ª through the breadthº of the land,º to possessº ª the dwellingplacesº [that are] not² theirs. 7 They² [are] terribleº and dreadful:º ª their judgmentº and their dignityº shall proceedº ª of² themselves. 8 Their horsesº also are swifterº ª than the leopards,º ² and are more fierceº ª than the eveningº wolves:º ² and their horsemenº shall spreadº ª themselves, and their horsemenº shall comeº ª from far;º ² they shall flyº ª as the eagleº [that] hastethº ª to eat.º ª 9 They shall comeº ª all² for violence:º their facesº shall sup upº [as] the east wind,º and they shall gatherº ª the captivityº as the sand.º 10 And they² shall scoffº ª at the kings,º and the princesº ª shall be a scornº unto them: they² shall derideº ª every² strong hold;º for they shall heapº ª dust,º and takeº ª it. 11 Then² shall [his] mindº change,º ª and he shall pass over,º ª and offend,º ª [imputing] thisº his powerº unto his god.º

[5] Dt 4:27; Is 28:21; 29:14; Jr 5:12; 9:25; 18:18; 25:14; Lm 4:12; Ezk 12:22; Dn 9:12; Zp 1:2; Ac 6:13; 13:40.
[6] Dt 28:49; 2K 24:2; 2Ch 36:6, 17; Is 23:13; 39:6; Jr 1:15; 4:6, 8; 5:15; 6:22; 21:4; 25:9.
[7] Dt 5:19, 27; Jr 39:5; 52:9, 25.
[8] Dt 28:49; Is 5:26; Jr 4:13; 5:6; Lm 4:19; Ezk 17:3, 12; Ho 8:1; Zp 3:3; Mt 24:28; Lk 17:37.
[9] Gn 41:49; Dt 28:51; Jg 7:12; Jb 29:18; Ps 139:18; Is 27:8; Jr 4:7, 11; 5:15; 15:8; 25:9; 34:22; Ezk 17:10; 19:12; Ho 1:10; 13:15; Hab 1:6; 2:5; Ro 9:27.
[10] 2K 24:12; 25:6; 2Ch 36:6, 10; Is 14:16; Jr 32:24; 33:4; 52:4.
[11] Dn 4:30; 5:3, 20.

He complaineth that vengeance should be executed by them who are far worse.

12 ¶ [Art] thou² not² from everlasting,º ² O LORDº my God,º mine Holy One?º we shall not² die.º ª O LORD,º thou hast ordainedº ª them for judgment;º and, O mighty God,º thou hast establishedº ª them for correction.º ª 13 [Thou art] of purerº eyesº than to beholdº ª ² evil,º and canstº ª not² lookº ª on² iniquity:º wherefore² lookestº ª thou upon them that deal treacherously,º ª [and] holdest thy tongueº ª when the wickedº devourethº ª [the man that is] more righteousº than² he? 14 And makestº ª menº as the fishesº of the sea,º as the creeping things,º [that have] no² rulerº ª over them? 15 They take upº ª all² of them with the angle,º they catchº ª them in their net,º and gatherº ª them in their drag:º therefore² ² they rejoiceº ª and are glad.º ª 16 Therefore² ² they sacrificeº ª unto their net,º and burn incenseº ª unto their drag;º because² by themº their portionº [is] fat,º and their meatº plenteous.º 17 Shall they therefore² ² emptyº ª their net,º and not² spareº ª continuallyº to slayº ª the nations?º

[12] Dt 32:4, 30; 33:27; 1S 2:2; 2K 19:25; Ps 17:13; 18:1; 90:2; 93:2; 118:17; Is 10:5; 27:6, 9; 37:26; 40:28; 43:15; 49:7; 57:15; Jr 4:27; 5:18; 25:9; 30:11; 31:18; 33:24; 46:28; Lm 5:19; Ezk 30:25; 37:11; Am 9:8; Mi 5:2; Hab 3:2; Ac 3:14; 1Ti 1:17; 6:16; He 1:10; 12:5; 13:8; Rv 1:8, 11.
[13] 2S 4:11; 1K 2:32; Es 4:14; Jb 15:15; Ps 5:4; 10:1, 15; 11:4; 34:15; 35:22; 37:12, 32; 50:3, 21; 56:1; 73:3; 83:1; Pv 31:8; Is 21:2; 33:1; 64:12; Jr 12:1; Hab 1:3; Ac 2:23; 3:13; 1P 1:15.
[14] Pv 6:7.
[15] Ps 10:9; Jr 16:16; 50:11; Lm 2:15; Ezk 25:6; 26:2; 29:4; 35:15; Am 4:2; Mt 17:27; Lk 5:5; Jn 21:6; Rv 11:10.
[16] Dt 8:17; Is 10:13; 37:24; Ezk 28:3; 29:3; Dn 4:30; 5:23; Hab 1:11.
[17] Is 14:16; Jr 25:9; 46:1; 52:1; Ezk 25:1; Hab 1:9; 2:5, 17.

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