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| 1:1 | The burden which Habakkuk ye Prophet did see. |
| 1:2 | O Lord, howe long shall I crie, and thou wilt not heare! euen cry out vnto thee of violence, and thou wilt not saue? |
| 1:3 | Why doest thou shew me iniquity, & cause me to behold grieuance? for spoiling and violence are before me: & there are that raise vp strife and contention. |
| 1:4 | Therefore the Lawe is slacked, and iudgement doeth neuer goe foorth: for the wicked doeth compasse about the righteous: therfore wrong iudgement proceedeth. |
| 1:5 | Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marueilously: for I wil worke a worke in your daies, which yee will not beleeue, though it be tolde you. |
| 1:6 | For loe, I raise vp the Caldeans, that bitter and hastie nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possesse the dwelling places that are not theirs. |
| 1:7 | They are terrible and dreadfull: their iudgement and their dignity shal proceed of themselues. |
| 1:8 | Their horses also are swifter then the leopards, and are more fierce then the euening wolues: & their horsemen shall spread themselues, and their horsemen shall come from farre, they shall flie as the Eagle that hasteth to eate. |
| 1:9 | They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup vp as the East winde, and they shall gather the captiuitie as the sand. |
| 1:10 | And they shal scoffe at the Kings, and the Princes shall bee a scorne vnto them: they shall deride euery strong holde, for they shall heape dust & take it. |
| 1:11 | Then shall his minde change, and he shall passe ouer, and offend, imputing this his power vnto his God. |
| 1:12 | Art thou not from euerlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy one? we shall not die: O Lord, thou hast ordained them for iudgement, and O mightie God, thou hast established them for correction. |
| 1:13 | Thou art of purer eyes then to beholde euill, and canst not looke on ininquitie: wherefore lookest thou vpon them that deale treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked deuoureth the man that is more righteous then hee? |
| 1:14 | And makest men as the fishes of the Sea, as the creeping things, that haue no ruler ouer them. |
| 1:15 | They take vp all of them with the angle: they catch them in their net, and gather them in their dragge; therefore they reioyce and are glad. |
| 1:16 | Therefore they sacrifice vnto their net, and burne incense vnto their drag: because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous. |
| 1:17 | Shall they therefore emptie their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations? |
| 1:1 | The burden, which Habakkuk the Prophet did see. |
| 1:2 | O Lord, howe long shall I crye, and thou wilt not heare! euen crye out vnto thee for violence, and thou wilt not helpe! |
| 1:3 | Why doest thou shewe mee iniquitie, and cause me to beholde sorowe? for spoyling, and violence are before me: and there are that rayse vp strife and contention. |
| 1:4 | Therefore the Lawe is dissolued, and iudgement doeth neuer go forth: for the wicked doeth compasse about the righteous: therefore wrong iudgement proceedeth. |
| 1:5 | Beholde among the heathen, and regarde, and wonder, and maruaile: for I will worke a worke in your dayes: yee will not beleeue it, though it be tolde you. |
| 1:6 | For lo, I raise vp the Caldeans, that bitter and furious nation, which shall goe vpon the breadth of the lande to possesse the dwelling places, that are not theirs. |
| 1:7 | They are terrible and fearefull: their iudgement and their dignitie shall proceede of theselues. |
| 1:8 | Their horses also are swifter then the leopards, and are more fierce then the wolues in the euening: and their horsemen are many: and their horsemen shall come from farre: they shall flie as the eagle hasting to meate. |
| 1:9 | They come all to spoyle: before their faces shalbe an Eastwinde, and they shall gather the captiuitie, as the sand. |
| 1:10 | And they shall mocke the Kings, and the princes shalbe a skorne vnto them: they shall deride euery strong holde: for they shall gather dust, and take it. |
| 1:11 | Then shall they take a courage, and transgresse and doe wickedly, imputing this their power vnto their god. |
| 1:12 | Art thou not of olde, O Lord my God, mine holy one? we shall not die: O Lord, thou hast ordeined them for iudgement, and O God, thou hast established them for correction. |
| 1:13 | Thou art of pure eyes, and canst not see euill: thou canst not behold wickednesse: wherefore doest thou looke vpon the transgressors, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked deuoureth the man, that is more righteous then he? |
| 1:14 | And makest men as the fishes of the sea, and as the creeping things, that haue no ruler ouer them. |
| 1:15 | They take vp all with the angle: they catch it in their net, and gather it in their yarne, whereof they reioyce and are glad. |
| 1:16 | Therefore they sacrifice vnto their net, and burne incense vnto their yarne, because by them their portion is fat and their meat plenteous. |
| 1:17 | Shall they therefore stretch out their net and not spare continually to slay the nations? |
| 1:1 | This is the heuy burthen, which the Prophet Abacuk dyd se. |
| 1:2 | O Lorde, how longe shall I crie, & thou wylt not heare? How longe shall I complayne vnto the, suffrynge wronge, & thou wylt not helpe? |
| 1:3 | Why lettest thou me se werynesse and laboure? Tyranny & violence are before me, power ouergoeth right: |
| 1:4 | for the lawe is toarne in peces, & there can not right iudgement go forth And why? the vngodly is more set by then the ryghtuous: this is the cause, that wronge iudgement procedeth. |
| 1:5 | Beholde, amonge the Heathen, and loke well, wondre at it, and be abashed: for I wyll do a thynge in your tyme, whych though it be tolde you, ye shall not beleue. |
| 1:6 | For lo, I wil rayse vp the Caldees, that bitter and swyfte people: which shall go as wyde as the land is, to take possession of dwelling places, that be not their awne. |
| 1:7 | A grymme and boysterous people is it, these shall sit in iudgement & punishe. |
| 1:8 | Their horses are swyfter then the cattes of the mountayne, & byte sorer then the wolues in the euening. Their horsemen come by greate heapes from farre, they fle hastely to deuour as the Aegle. |
| 1:9 | They come all to spoyle: out of them commeth an east wynde, whych bloweth and gathereth their captiues, lyke as the sande. |
| 1:10 | They shal mocke the kynges, and laughe the princes to scorne. They shall not set by eny stronge holde, for they shall laye ordinaunce agaynst it, and take it. |
| 1:11 | Then shall they take a fresh corage vnto them, to go forth & to do more euel, and so ascribe the power vnto their God. |
| 1:12 | But thou O Lorde my God my holy one, thou art from the begynninge, therfore shal we not dye. O Lord, thou hast ordened them for a punishement, and sett them to reproue the myghtye. |
| 1:13 | Thyne eyes are clene, thou mayest not se euel, thou canst not beholde, the thinge that is wycked. Wherfore then dost thou loke vpon the vngodly, and holdest thy tunge, when the wycked deuoureth the man that is better then him selfe? |
| 1:14 | Thou makest men as the fishe in the see, and lyke as the crepyng beastes, that haue no gyde, |
| 1:15 | they take vp all with their angle, they catch it in their net, & gather it in their yarne: wherof they reioice and are glad. |
| 1:16 | Therfore offre they vnto their net, & do sacrifice vnto their yarne: because that thorowe it their porcyon is become so fat, & their meate so plenteous. |
| 1:17 | Wherfore, they cast out their net agayne, & neuer cease to slaye the people. |
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