Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:2–3

²How long, O LORD, must I call for help

but You do not hear,

or cry out to You, “Violence!”

but You do not save?

³Why do You make me see iniquity?

Why do You tolerate wrongdoing?

Destruction and violence are before me.

Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How long	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
O LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
must I call for help	שִׁוַּ֖עְתִּי	šiw·wa‘·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H7768 cry out for help
but You do not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
hear	תִשְׁמָ֑ע	ṯiš·mā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
or cry out	אֶזְעַ֥ק	’ez·‘aq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H2199 cry, cry out, call
to You	אֵלֶ֛יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Violence	חָמָ֖ס	ḥā·mās	Noun - masculine singular	H2555 violence, wrong
but You do not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
save	תוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃	ṯō·wō·šî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3467 deliver

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָ֣מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do You make me see	תַרְאֵ֤נִי	ṯar·’ê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7200 see
iniquity	אָ֙וֶן֙	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
Why do You tolerate	תַּבִּ֔יט	tab·bîṭ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5027 look
wrongdoing	וְעָמָ֣ל	wə·‘ā·māl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
Destruction	וְשֹׁ֥ד	wə·šōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
and violence	וְחָמָ֖ס	wə·ḥā·mās	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2555 violence, wrong
before me	לְנֶגְדִּ֑י	lə·neḡ·dî	Preposition-l; first person common singular	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
Strife	רִ֦יב	rîḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7379 strife, dispute
is ongoing	וַיְהִ֧י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
and conflict	וּמָד֖וֹן	ū·mā·ḏō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4066 strife, contention
abounds	יִשָּֽׂא׃	yiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Habakkuk 1:2 Psalm 22:1–2 · Psalm 13:1–2 · Lamentations 3:8 · Jeremiah 14:9 · Psalm 94:3 · Revelation 6:10 · Psalm 74:9–10

Habakkuk 1:3 Psalm 55:9–11 · Jeremiah 20:8 · Micah 7:1–4 · Jeremiah 9:2–6 · Ecclesiastes 5:8 · Psalm 120:5–6 · 2 Peter 2:8 · Ecclesiastes 4:1 · Psalm 12:1–2 · Ezekiel 2:6 · Matthew 10:16 · Psalm 73:3–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.