1: the burdenH4853 whichH0834 sawH2372 HabakkukH2265 the prophet.H5030
2: HowH5704 longH0575 Yahweh,H3068 shall I cry,H7768 and notH3808 You will hear!H8085 Even cry outH2199 to YouH0413 Violence,H2555 and notH3808 You will save!H3467
3: whyH4100 do You show meH7200 iniquity,H0205 and trouble?H5999 cause [me] to seeH5027 for plunderingH7701 and violenceH2555 [are] before meH5048 and there isH1961 strifeH7379 and contentionH4066 arises.H5375
4: UponH5921 thusH3651 is powerless,H6313 the lawH8451 and neverH3808 goes forth.H3318 NeverH5331 justiceH4941 forH3588 the wickedH7563 surroundH3803 -H0853 the righteous-H6662 uponH5921 thusH3651 proceedsH3318 judgmentH4941 perverse.H6127
5: LookH7200 among the nations,H1471 and watch,H5027 and Be astoundedH8539 utterly!H8539 forH3588 [I will] workH6467 a workH6466 in your days,H3117 notH3808 [Which] you would believe,H0539 thoughH3588 it were told [you].H5608
6: For,H3588 indeed IH2005 am raising upH6965 -H0853 the Chaldeans,H3778 a nation,H1471 bitterH4751 and hastyH4116 which marchesH1980 through the breadthH4800 of the earth,H0776 to possessH3423 dwelling placesH4908 notH3808
7: AwesomeH0366 and dreadful-H3372 He [is]H1931 from himselfH4480 His judgmentH4941 and his dignityH7613 proceed.H3318
8: And are swifterH7043 than leopards,H5246 their horsesH5483 and more fierceH2300 than wolves-H2061 eveningH6153 and charge aheadH6335 their chargersH6571 and their cavalryH6571 from afar-H7350 comesH0935 they flyH5774 as the vultureH5404 [that] hastensH2363 to eat.H0398
9: They allH3605 for violence.H2555 ComeH0935 are setH4041 their facesH6440 [like] the east [wind],H6921 and they gatherH0622 like sandH2344 captives.H7628
10: And HeH1931 at kings,H4428 scoffsH7046 and princesH7336 are scornedH4890 HeH1931 everyH3605 stronghold-H4013 deridesH7832 for he heaps upH6651 earthen [mounds],H6083 and seize it.H3920
11: ThenH0227 changes,H2498 [his] mindH7307 and he transgresses,H5674 and He commits offense,H0816 [Ascribing] thisH2098 powerH3581 to his god.H0430
12: Are notH3808 YouH0859 from everlasting,H6924 YahwehH3069 my God,H0430 my Holy one?H6918 notH3808 we shall die.H4191 YahwehH3069 for judgment-H4941 You have appointed themH7760 and Rock,H6697 for correctionH3198 You have marked them.H3245
13: [You are] of purerH2890 eyesH5869 than to beholdH7200 evil,H7451 and lookH5027 onH0413 wickedness-H5999 notH3808 cannotH3201 whyH4100 do You lookH5027 on those who deal treacherously,H0898 [And] hold Your tongueH2790 when devoursH1104 the wickedH7563 a [person] more righteousH6662 than he.H4480
14: And [Why] do You makeH6213 menH0120 like fishH1709 of the sea,H3220 Like creeping things,H7431 [that have] noH3808 rulerH4910
15: All of themH3605 with a hook,H2443 they take upH5927 they catch themH1641 in their net,H2764 and gather themH0622 in their dragnet-H4365 uponH5921 thusH3651 they rejoiceH8055 and are glad.H1523
16: UponH5921 thusH3651 they sacrificeH2076 to their net,H2764 and burn incenseH6999 to their dragnet-H4365 becauseH3588 by themH1992 sumptuous,H8082 their share [is]H2506 and their foodH3978 fat.H1277
17: ShallH5921 thereforeH3651 they emptyH7324 their net,H2764 and continueH8548 to slayH2026 nations?H1471 withoutH3808 pity.H2550