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Minor Prophets · book 35 of 66Habakkuk
The prophet questions God, and learns that the just shall live by faith.
How Habakkuk begins
The first verses of Habakkuk 1 in the King James Version.
- Hab 1:1
The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
- Hab 1:2
O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!
- Hab 1:3
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.
- Hab 1:4
Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
- Hab 1:5
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.
The 3 chapters of Habakkuk
Each chapter has its own page with the complete text.
Keep reading
Habakkuk is book 35 of the 66 in the King James Bible, with 3 chapters and 56 verses in the public-domain text.