Category: Habakkuk

1 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw. 2 O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save? 3 Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me;…

3 For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. Setting the Scene for Habakkuk 2:3 In the scene described in Habakkuk 2:3, we find the prophet Habakkuk standing on a watchtower, eagerly…

17 Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, 18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in…

19 God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places. Setting the Scene for Habakkuk 3:19 The scene in Habakkuk chapter 3 is set in a time of great turmoil and uncertainty for the people of Israel. The prophet Habakkuk, known for his…

2 And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. 3 For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. Setting the…