I cry out, ‘Violence! ’ but get no response; I call for help, but there is no justice.
Habakkuk 1:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised How long, Lord, must I call for help and you do not listen or cry out to you about violence and you do not save? Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition O Lord, how long shall I cry for help and You will not hear? Or cry out to You of violence and You will not save? American Standard Version (1901) O Jehovah, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save. Common English Bible LORD, how long will I call for help and you not listen? I cry out to you, “Violence!” but you don’t deliver us. Catholic Public Domain Version How long, O Lord, shall I cry out, and you will not heed? Shall I shout to you while suffering violence, and you will not save? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version How long, O Lord, shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? shall I cry out to thee suffering violence, and thou wilt not save? |
I cry out, ‘Violence! ’ but get no response; I call for help, but there is no justice.
Why are you like a helpless man, like a warrior unable to save? Yet you are among us, Lord, and we bear your name. Don’t leave us!
Then the angel of the Lord responded, ‘How long, Lord of Armies, will you withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah that you have been angry with these seventy years? ’
They cried out with a loud voice, ‘Lord, the one who is holy and true, how long until you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood? ’