Habakkuk 1
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 1 of 3
Chapter Summary
To Habakkuk, complaining of the iniquity of the land, is shown the fearful vengeance by the Chaldeans.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
The prophet who sees the burden and cries out to Jehovah over the violence and perverted judgment in the land.
The Holy One and Rock who answers, declaring He is raising up the Chaldeans for judgment.
The bitter, impetuous nation God raises up, terrible and swift, who seize dwellings and gather captives like sand.
Timeline
Habakkuk cries out to Jehovah regarding unchecked violence, strife, and injustice, lamenting that the law is benumbed and the wicked surround the righteous.
Habakkuk 1:1-4God responds by declaring He is raising up the bitter, swift, and impetuous Chaldeans as a fearful instrument of judgment who will sweep across the land for violence, though they mistakenly credit their power to their own god.
Habakkuk 1:5-11Habakkuk acknowledges God appointed the Chaldeans for correction, but questions why a pure God remains silent while the wicked swallow up those who are more righteous, treating people like fish caught endlessly in a net [3-5].
Habakkuk 1:12-17Read Habakkuk 1 in the KJ3 Reader
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