Habakkuk 1:13

Easy To Read Version

Your eyes are too good to look at evil.\par You can’t watch people doing wrong.\par So how can you watch\par those evil people win?\par How can you watch bad people\par defeating good people?\par

Cross References

2 Samuel 4:11

So I must kill you and remove you from this land. Why? Because you evil men killed a good man sleeping on his own bed, in his own house.”

1 Kings 2:32

Joab killed two men who were much better than himself. They were Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. Abner was the commander of Israel’s army and Amasa was the commander of Judah’s army. My father David did not know at that time that Joab had killed them. So the Lord will punish Joab for those men he killed.

Esther 4:14

If you keep quiet now, help and freedom for the Jews will come from another place. But you and your father’s family will all die. And who knows, maybe you have been chosen to be the queen for such a time as this?”

Job 15:15

God doesn’t even trust his angels. {\cf2\super [26]} \par Compared to God\par even the heavens are not pure.\par

Job 21:7

Why do evil people live long lives?\par Why do they grow old and successful?\par

Job 24:23

Evil people might feel safe and secure\par for a short time.\par They might want to be powerful.\par

Psalm 10:15

\{Lord,\} destroy the evil people.\par

Psalm 18:26

Lord, you are good and pure\par to people that are good and pure.\par But, you can outsmart\par the meanest and sneakiest people.\par

Psalm 25:3

If a person trusts you,\par he will not be disappointed.\par But traitors {\cf2\super [151]} will be disappointed.\par They will get nothing.\par

Psalm 35:17

My Master, how long will you watch these bad things happen?\par Those people are trying to destroy me.\par Lord, save my life.\par Save my dear life\par from those bad people.\par They are like lions.\par

Psalm 35:22

Lord, surely you can see what is happening.\par So don’t keep quiet.\par Don’t leave me.\par

Psalm 35:25

Don’t let those people say,\par “Aha! We got what we wanted!”\par Lord, don’t let them say,\par “We destroyed him!”\par

Psalm 50:21

You did these bad things,\par and I said nothing.\par So you thought\par that I was just like you.\par Well, I won’t be quiet any longer!\par I will make it very clear to you,\par and I will criticize you to your face!\par

Psalm 50:3

Our God is coming,\par and he will not keep quiet.\par Fire burns in front of him.\par There is a great storm around him.\par

Psalm 73:3

I saw that wicked people were successful\par I became jealous of those proud people.\par

Psalm 83:1

God, don’t keep quiet!\par Don’t close your ears!\par Please say something, God.\par

Isaiah 21:2

I have seen something very terrible\par that will happen.\par I see traitors {\cf2\super [205]} turning against you.\par I see people taking your wealth.\par

Isaiah 24:16

We will hear songs of praise for God from every place on earth.\par These songs will praise the Good God.\par But I say;\par “Enough! I have had enough!\par The things I see are terrible.\par Traitors {\cf2\super [232]} are turning against people\par and hurting them.\par

Isaiah 33:1

Look, you people make war and steal things from people, and those people never stole anything from you. You turn against people, and those people never turned against you. So when you stop stealing, other people will begin stealing from you. When you stop turning against people, other people will start turning against you.

Isaiah 64:12

Will these things always keep you from \{showing your love to us\}?\par Will you continue to say nothing?\par Will you punish us forever?\par

Lamentations 3:36

The Lord does not like for a person\par to cheat another person.\par The Lord does not like any of these things.\par

Habakkuk 1:14

“You have made the people\par like fish in the sea.\par They are like little sea-animals\par without a leader.\par

Zechariah 8:17

Don’t make secret plans to hurt your neighbors! Don’t make false promises! You must not enjoy doing those things. Why? Because I hate those things!” The Lord said these things.

Acts 2:23

Jesus was given to you, and you killed him. With the help of bad men you nailed Jesus to a cross. But God knew all this would happen. This was God’s plan. God made this plan long ago.

Deuteronomy 23:15

“If a slave runs away from his master to you, you must not give this slave back to his master.