King James Version (KJV) With Strong Codes

1. The burden[H4853] which[H834] Habakkuk[H2265] the prophet[H5030] did see.[H2372]

2. O LORD,[H3068] how long[H5704] [H575] shall I cry,[H7768] and thou wilt not[H3808] hear![H8085] even cry out[H2199] unto[H413] thee of violence,[H2555] and thou wilt not[H3808] save![H3467]

3. Why[H4100] dost thou show[H7200] me iniquity,[H205] and cause me to behold[H5027] grievance?[H5999] for spoiling[H7701] and violence[H2555] are before[H5048] me: and there are[H1961] that raise up[H5375] strife[H7379] and contention.[H4066]

4. Therefore[H5921] [H3651] the law[H8451] is slacked,[H6313] and judgment[H4941] doth never[H3808] [H5331] go forth:[H3318] for[H3588] the wicked[H7563] doth compass about[H3803] [H853] the righteous;[H6662] therefore[H5921] [H3651] wrong[H6127] judgment[H4941] proceedeth.[H3318]

5. Behold[H7200] ye among the heathen,[H1471] and regard,[H5027] and wonder marvelously:[H8539] [H8539] for[H3588] I will work[H6466] a work[H6467] in your days,[H3117] which ye will not[H3808] believe,[H539] though[H3588] it be told[H5608] you.

6. For,[H3588] lo,[H2009] I raise up[H6965] [H853] the Chaldeans,[H3778] that bitter[H4751] and hasty[H4116] nation,[H1471] which shall march[H1980] through the breadth[H4800] of the land,[H776] to possess[H3423] the dwelling places[H4908] that are not[H3808] theirs.

7. They[H1931] are terrible[H366] and dreadful:[H3372] their judgment[H4941] and their dignity[H7613] shall proceed[H3318] of[H4480] themselves.

8. Their horses[H5483] also are swifter[H7043] than the leopards,[H4480] [H5246] and are more fierce[H2300] than the evening[H6153] wolves:[H4480] [H2061] and their horsemen[H6571] shall spread[H6335] themselves, and their horsemen[H6571] shall come[H935] from far;[H4480] [H7350] they shall fly[H5774] as the eagle[H5404] that hasteth[H2363] to eat.[H398]

9. They shall come[H935] all[H3605] for violence:[H2555] their faces[H6440] shall sup up[H4041] as the east wind,[H6921] and they shall gather[H622] the captivity[H7628] as the sand.[H2344]

10. And they[H1931] shall scoff[H7046] at the kings,[H4428] and the princes[H7336] shall be a scorn[H4890] unto them: they[H1931] shall deride[H7832] every[H3605] stronghold;[H4013] for they shall heap[H6651] dust,[H6083] and take[H3920] it.

11. Then[H227] shall his mind[H7307] change,[H2498] and he shall pass over,[H5674] and offend,[H816] imputing this[H2098] his power[H3581] unto his god.[H433]

12. Art thou[H859] not[H3808] from everlasting,[H4480] [H6924] O LORD[H3068] my God,[H430] mine Holy One?[H6918] we shall not[H3808] die.[H4191] O LORD,[H3068] thou hast ordained[H7760] them for judgment;[H4941] and, O mighty God,[H6697] thou hast established[H3245] them for correction.[H3198]

13. Thou art of purer[H2889] eyes[H5869] than to behold[H4480] [H7200] evil,[H7451] and canst[H3201] not[H3808] look[H5027] on[H413] iniquity:[H5999] wherefore[H4100] lookest[H5027] thou upon them that deal treacherously,[H898] and holdest thy tongue[H2790] when the wicked[H7563] devoureth[H1104] the man that is more righteous[H6662] than[H4480] he?

14. And makest[H6213] men[H120] as the fishes[H1709] of the sea,[H3220] as the creeping things,[H7431] that have no[H3808] ruler[H4910] over them?

15. They take up[H5927] all[H3605] of them with the angle,[H2443] they catch[H1641] them in their net,[H2764] and gather[H622] them in their drag:[H4365] therefore[H5921] [H3651] they rejoice[H8055] and are glad.[H1523]

16. Therefore[H5921] [H3651] they sacrifice[H2076] unto their net,[H2764] and burn incense[H6999] unto their drag;[H4365] because[H3588] by them[H1992] their portion[H2506] is fat,[H8082] and their meat[H3978] plenteous.[H1277]

17. Shall they therefore[H5921] [H3651] empty[H7324] their net,[H2764] and not[H3808] spare[H2550] continually[H8548] to slay[H2026] the nations?[H1471]