Habakkuk 1:2

O LORD, how long shall I cry, And You will not hear? Even cry out to You, "Violence!" And You will not save.

Surrounding context

1:1 The burden which the prophet Habakkuk saw.

1:2 O LORD, how long shall I cry, And You will not hear? Even cry out to You, "Violence!" And You will not save.

1:3 Why do You show me iniquity, And cause me to see trouble? For plundering and violence are before me; There is strife, and contention arises.

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