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Habakkuk 1

Hab. 1:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, how long shall I cry
shava` (Hebrew #7768)
properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)
KJV usage: cry (aloud, out), shout.
Pronounce: shaw-vah'
Origin: a primitive root
, and thoua wilt not hear
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
! even cry out
za`aq (Hebrew #2199)
to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
KJV usage: assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.
Pronounce: zaw-ak'
Origin: a primitive root
unto thee of violence
chamac (Hebrew #2555)
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
KJV usage: cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, X oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
Pronounce: khaw-mawce'
Origin: from 2554
, and thou wilt not save
yasha` (Hebrew #3467)
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
KJV usage: X at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.
Pronounce: yaw-shah'
Origin: a primitive root
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Lm. 3:8• 8Aun cuando clamé y dí voces, cerro los oídos a mi oración. (Lm. 3:8)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Sal. 13:1‑2• 1Al Músico principal: Salmo de David. ¿Hasta cuándo, Jehová? ¿me olvidarás para siempre? ¿Hasta cuándo esconderás tu rostro de mí?
 2¿Hasta cuándo pondré consejos en mi alma, Con ansiedad en mi corazón cada día? ¿Hasta cuándo será enaltecido mi enemigo sobre mí? (Sal. 13:1‑2)
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Sal. 74:9‑10• 9No vemos ya nuestras señales: No hay más profeta; Ni con nosotros hay quien sepa hasta cuándo.
 10¿Hasta cuándo, oh Dios, el angustiador nos afrentará? ¿Ha de blasfemar el enemigo perpetuamente tu nombre? (Sal. 74:9‑10)
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Sal. 94:3• 3¿Hasta cuándo los impíos, Hasta cuándo, oh Jehová, se gozarán los impíos? (Sal. 94:3)
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Ap. 6:10• 10Y clamaban en alta voz diciendo: ¿Hasta cuándo, Señor, santo y verdadero, no juzgas y vengas nuestra sangre de los que moran en la tierra? (Ap. 6:10)
and thou wilt not save.
Sal. 22:1‑2• 1Al Músico principal, sobre Ajeleth-sahar Salmo de David. Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has dejado? ¿Por qué estás lejos de mi salud, y de las palabras de mi clamor?
 2Dios mío, clamo de día, y no oyes; Y de noche, y no hay para mí silencio. (Sal. 22:1‑2)
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Jer. 14:9• 9¿Por qué has de ser como hombre atónito, y como valiente que no puede librar? tú empero estás entre nosotros, oh Jehová, y sobre nosotros es invocado tu nombre; no nos desampares. (Jer. 14:9)
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Lm. 3:8• 8Aun cuando clamé y dí voces, cerro los oídos a mi oración. (Lm. 3:8)
• Here then the prophet groans, but he does what the Jews did not in Hosea—he groans to God. (“Habakkuk 1” by W. Kelly)
• Invariably, wherever there is real faith, it must be tried. We find accordingly the trial even before the faith is distinctly in evidence; yet had there not been real faith underneath, we may be perfectly assured there would have been no such putting to the proof. (“Habakkuk 1” by W. Kelly)
• His spirit is troubled, not simply by the wickedness of the nations, but on account of the evil amongst the people of God. (“Habakkuk” by H. Smith)
• In the presence of all these sorrows the prophet groans in spirit, for God's word permits of a groan, but never a grumble (Rom. 8:22-27). Moreover, the prophet utters his groans to the Lord. Alas! too often there is a tendency with us, as believers, to discuss among ourselves the failures of the people of God. (“Habakkuk” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Jehovah, how long shall I cry and thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto thee, Violence! and thou dost not save.