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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Habakkuk 1:2-4

Habakkuk 1:2-4. O Lord, how long shall I cry, &c. How long shall I complain unto thee of might overcoming right, and thou wilt not save or prevent it? The prophet here proposes the common objection against Providence, taken from the prosperity of the wicked, and their oppression of the righteous, which has often been a stumbling-block even to good men: see Jeremiah 12:1; Job 12:6; and Job 21:7; Psalm 37., 73. Why dost thou show me iniquity? Why hast thou caused me to live in such... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 1:1-11

1:1-2:5 HABAKKUK COMPLAINS AND GOD ANSWERSFirst complaint and answer (1:1-11)Despite Habakkuk’s zealous preaching and fervent prayer, Judah shows no sign of improvement. All around him the prophet sees violence, lawlessness, injustice and all sorts of other social evils. Knowing God is holy and just, he asks God how long will he allow this wickedness to go unpunished (1:1-4).God replies that he is preparing the Babylonians (Chaldeans) to punish Judah. God has not told the Judeans about this,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 1:2

LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . cry = cry for help in distress; as in Psalms 18:6 , Psalms 18:41 ; Psalms 22:24 . Compare Job 19:7 . Jeremiah 20:8 . Showing that the cry is not personal, but made in the name of all who suffered from the evil times. cry out = cry with a loud voice, implying the complaint. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 1:3

iniquity. Hebrew. 'avert. ( App-44 .) = trouble, having special reference to the nature and consequences of evil-doing. grievance = oppression, or injustice. Hebrew. 'amal. App-44 . there are that raise up. A reading is found in some codices (named in the Massorah), "I had to endure". strife and contention. There should not be a comma after "strife", as in the Revised Version. The Hebrew accents indicate the one act, "and contention rising up", like "spoiling and violence are before me"... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 1:4

slacked = benumbed. judgment = justice. the wicked = a lawless one: looking forward from the Chaldeans to the future Antichrist. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 . the righteous = the just one (Art. with Hebrew. 'eth) wrong = perverted. proceedeth = goeth forth. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Habakkuk 1:2

"O Jehovah, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? I cry unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save."What Christian has not experienced in his heart such questions as these? Rampant wickedness, blasphemy, atheism, rejection of sacred laws, and the arrogant confidence of evil men asserting themselves against truth and righteousness - one who is able to see such things in the light of the word of God may easily feel the frustration and latent doubt that nagged at the heart of Habakkuk.... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Habakkuk 1:3

"Why dost thou show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention riseth up."Despite all of the terrible wickedness, God apparently did nothing about it; at least it seemed so to Habakkuk. Everywhere he looked, he continued to "behold iniquity and perverseness in the character and conduct of his (God's) people."[8] The question in Habakkuk's heart was, "How could God look on this condition without punishing it, thus... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Habakkuk 1:4

"Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted.""The law is slacked ..." "The commandments of the Pentateuch, in other words, are not kept."[10] This reference to God's law indicates positively that the people who were supposed to keep that law were the ones addressed in these verses. "The courts fail to meet the problem posed by violence."[11] A certain indication of the decadence of a... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Habakkuk 1:3

Habakkuk 1:3. And there are that raise up strife, &c.— And there is strife; and contention carries it. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Habakkuk 1:4

Habakkuk 1:4. And judgment doth never go forth, &c.— And judgment goeth not forth to victory or perfection, for the wicked overbeareth the righteous. Houbigant. See Isaiah 42:3. read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Habakkuk 1:2-4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 1:1-11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 1:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 1:3

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 1:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Habakkuk 1:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Habakkuk 1:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Habakkuk 1:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Habakkuk 1:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Habakkuk 1:4

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