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Habakkuk 1:2

PrayerDiscouragement and depressionDoubtGod's presence

1 This is the burden that Habakkuk the prophet received in a vision:

How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?

3 Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.

4 Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.

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BSB
How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?
KJV
O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!
WEB
LORD, how long will I cry, and you will not hear? I cry out to you “Violence!” and will you not save?
ASV
O Jehovah, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save.
DARBY
Jehovah, how long shall I cry and thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto thee, Violence! and thou dost not save.
BLB
Until when, O YHWH, will I cry out, and you will not hear? I cry out to You, “Violence!” And will you not save?
ÅB
Hvor lenge, Herre, skal jeg enda rope uten at du hører! Jeg klager for deg over vold - og du frelser ikke.
OTB
Hvor lenge, Herre, skal jeg rope om hjelp, og du hører ikke?
Jeg roper til deg: "Vold!" men du frelser ikke.
B1930
Hvor lenge, Herre, skal jeg ennu rope uten at du hører! Jeg klager for dig over vold - og du frelser ikke.

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