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Yahweh, how long will I cry, and you will not hear? I cry out to you "Violence!" and will you not save?
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A Cry Against Injustice at Home
Scholars emphasize that Habakkuk's desperate cry, "Violence!", is not about a foreign enemy but about the rampant sin and injustice within his own nation, Judah. Commentators explain his cry is like someone shouting "Murder!"—an urgent plea for God to intervene in the corruption and oppression happening among His own people.
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Habakkuk
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18th Century
Presbyterian
O Lord, how long shall I cry - Literally, “how long have I cried so intensely to You?” Because it is always the cry of the creature to the O…
19th Century
Anglican
Habakkuk complains of the apparent triumph of wickedness among his countrymen.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
O Lord, how long shall I cry, and you will not hear ! &c.] The prophet, having long observed the sins and iniquities…
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The servants of the Lord are deeply afflicted by seeing ungodliness and violence prevail, especially among those who profess the truth. No one hesi…
