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Habbakkuk 1

Chaldeans Used to Punish Judah

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The  1 aoracleh4853b whichh834 Habakkukh2265 the propheth5030 sawh2372.

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 aHowh575 longh5704, O LORDh3068, will I callh7768 for helph7768, And You will not hearh8085? I cryh2199 out to You, "Violenceh2555!" Yet You do  bnot saveh3467.

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Whyh4100 do You makeh7200 me  aseeh7200 iniquityh205, And cause me to lookh5027 on wickednessh5999? Yes,  bdestructionh7701 and violenceh2555 are beforeh5048 me;  cStrifeh7379 existsh1961 and contentionh4066 arisesh5375.

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Thereforeh5921h3651 the  alawh8451 is  1ignoredh6313 And justiceh4941  2is neverh3808h5331 upheldh3318. For the wickedh7563  bsurroundh3803 the righteoush6662; Thereforeh5921h3651 justiceh4941 comesh3318 out  cpervertedh6127.

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aLookh7200 among the nationsh1471! Observeh5027! Be astonishedh8539!  bWonderh8539! Becauseh3588 I am doingh6466  csomethingh6467 in your daysh3117-- You would not believeh539 ifh3588  1you were toldh5608.

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"For beholdh2009, I am  araisingh6965 up the Chaldeansh3778, That  1fierceh4751 and impetuoush4116 peopleh1471 Who marchh1980  2throughouth4800 the earthh776 To  3 bseizeh3423 dwellingh4908 placesh4908 which are not theirs.

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"They are dreadedh366 and  afearedh3372a; Their  bjusticeh4941 and  1authorityh7613  2originateh3318 with themselves.

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"Their  ahorsesh5483b are swifterh7043 thanh4480 leopardsh5246 And  1keenerh2300 thanh4480  bwolvesh2061 in the eveningh6153. Their  2horsemenh6571b comeh935 gallopingh6335a, Their horsemenh6571b comeh935 from afarh7350; They flyh5774a like an  ceagleh5404 swoopingh2363a down to devourh398.

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"Allh3605 of them comeh935 for violenceh2555.  1Their hordeh4041 of  afacesh6440 moves forwardh6921. They collecth622 captivesh7628b like sandh2344.

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"They  amockh7046 at kingsh4428 And rulersh7336 are a laughingh4890 matter to them. They  blaughh7832 at everyh3605 fortressh4013 And  cheaph6651 up rubbleh6083 to captureh3920 it.

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"Thenh227 they will sweeph2498 throughh2498 like the  awindh7307 and passh5674a on. But they will be heldh816  bguiltyh816, They whoseh2098  cstrengthh3581b is their godh433."

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Are You not from  aeverlastingh6924a, O LORDh3068, my Godh430, my Holyh6918 Oneh6918? We will not dieh4191. You, O LORDh3068, have  bappointedh7760 them to judgeh4941; And You, O  cRockh6697, have establishedh3245 them to correcth3198.

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Your eyesh5869 are tooh4480  apureh2889 to  1approveh7200 evilh7451b, And You canh3201 not lookh5027 on wickednessh5999 with favor. Whyh4100 do You  blookh5027 with favor On those who dealh898  ctreacherouslyh898? Why are You  dsilenth2790b when the wickedh7563  eswallowh1104 up Those moreh4480 righteoush6662 thanh4480 they?

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Why have You madeh6213a menh120 like the fishh1709 of the seah3220, Like creepingh7431 thingsh7431 withouth3808 a rulerh4910 over them?

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The Chaldeans  abringh5927 allh3605 of them up with a hookh2443,  bDragh1641 them awayh1641 with their neth2764b, And gatherh622 them together in their fishingh4365a neth4365a. Thereforeh5921h3651 they rejoiceh8055 and are gladh1523.

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Thereforeh5921h3651 they offerh2076 a sacrificeh2076 to their neth2764b And  1burnh6999 incenseh6999 to their fishingh4365a neth4365a; Becauseh3588 through  atheseh1992a thingsh1992 their  2catchh2506 is  3largeh8082a, And their foodh3978 is  4plentifulh1277.

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Will they thereforeh5921h3651 emptyh7385a their  aneth2764b And continuallyh8548  bslayh2026 nationsh1471 withouth3808 sparingh2550?



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