Habakkuk 1:3 NIV

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Habakkuk 1:3

(3) Why dost thou shew me iniquity? . . .—Better, Why dost thou show me distress and look upon grievance; oppression and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention exalts itself.” The question, “Why dost thou . . . look upon grievance?” is illustrated by Habakkuk 1:13, “Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil.” Grievance, or “trouble wilfully caused.” Heb. âmâl, associated again with âven, a term of similar import, in Psalms 10:7; Psalms 55:11. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Habakkuk 1:1-17

Habakkuk Habakkuk 1:12 Bishop Daniel Wilson chose this passage as the text of his last sermon in Calcutta. He died six months later, on 2 January, 1858, in his eightieth year. References. I.12. G. Matheson, Moments on the Mount, p. 46. I. 16. G. Brooke, Outlines of Sermons, p. 170. Lent Temptations to Sin Habakkuk 1:14-15 Our Lord commissioned His Apostles to become fishers of men. But if Christ, by His priests, is fishing for souls, Satan, the ape of God, is doing the same. I. Satan's... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 1:1-17

Habakkuk 1:1-17Habakkuk 1:2-17; Habakkuk 2:1-4 (or 8)Yet it is the first piece which raises the most difficult questions. All admit that it is to be dated somewhere along the line of Jeremiah’s long career, c. 627-586. There is no doubt about the general trend of the argument: it is a plaint to God on the sufferings of the righteous under tyranny, with God’s answer. But the order and connection of the paragraphs of the argument are not clear. There is also difference of opinion as to who the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Habakkuk 1:1-17

Analysis and Annotations CHAPTER 1 The Judgment of Judah Through the Chaldeans Announced 1. The prophet’s cry to Jehovah (Habakkuk 1:1-4 ) 2. The answer (Habakkuk 1:5-11 ) 3. The prophet’s plea (Habakkuk 1:12-17 ) Habakkuk 1:1-4 . The prophet begins his message with a prayer-cry to Jehovah. He whose name is “the embracer” embraces the Lord and cries to Him on account of the conditions prevailing in Judah. The Spirit of God stirred up the heart of Habakkuk on account of the moral... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 1:1-17

HABAKKUK THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH Nothing is known of the personal history of Habakkuk, and little as to the time when he prophesied. He is placed by some successor to Zephaniah, for he makes no mention of Assyria and yet refers to the approach of the Babylonian invasion. See Habakkuk 1:6 ; Habakkuk 2:3 ; Habakkuk 3:2 ; Habakkuk 3:16-19 . The book seems to have been written by himself, as we judge from Habakkuk 1:2 , and Habakkuk 2:1-2 . His “burden” begins by lamenting the iniquity of... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Habakkuk 1:1-17

The Burden of Habakkuk Habakkuk 1:0 "The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see" ( Hab 1:1 ). This is the way of the Bible. It is the way of personal testimony. It is the way of individual experience. Habakkuk has not come to comment upon himself, but to tell us what he himself "did see." If prophets and preachers and teachers would do this the world would soon be religiously awakened. What are we apt to do? To deal in photographs. Here is a photograph of what our fathers believed three... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Habakkuk 1:1-4

We have the Prophet at his devotions, pleading with the Lord concerning the sorrows and exercises of the Church. He not only laments the iniquities of those that oppress the Lord's heritage, but the inroads made by sin among the heritage of the Lord. Reader! mark this I beseech you. Good men cry out when beholding the wickedness of the ungodly. But they groan yet more deeply when feeling the corrupt workings of their own hearts. And it is a blessed frame for a child of God to be in. See the... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 1:3

Opposition. Septuagint, "the judge receives" bribes. (Haydock) --- Such was the state of Juda after Josias, Jeremias xxi. 12. read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 1:1-11

1-11 The servants of the Lord are deeply afflicted by seeing ungodliness and violence prevail; especially among those who profess the truth. No man scrupled doing wrong to his neighbour. We should long to remove to the world where holiness and love reign for ever, and no violence shall be before us. God has good reasons for his long-suffering towards bad men, and the rebukes of good men. The day will come when the cry of sin will be heard against those that do wrong, and the cry of prayer for... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Habakkuk 1:1-11

The Announcement of Jehovah's Judgment v. 1. The burden, the prophetic sentence with its threat of punishment, which Habakkuk, the prophet, did see, his first statements being in the nature of a complaint on the part of righteousness, accusing the people of sin. v. 2. O Lord, how long shall I cry, until 'when would he have to raise his voice, and Thou wilt not hear? Jehovah, the God of the covenant, refused to heed any appeal in the interest of the people while they persisted in their... read more