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The burdenH4853 whichH834 HabakkukH2265 the prophetH5030 did see.H2372
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O LORD,H3068 howH5704 longH5704 shall I cry,H7768 and you will not hear!H8085 even cryH2199 out to you of violence,H2555 and you will not save!H3467
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WhyH4100 do you showH7200 me iniquity,H205 and cause me to beholdH5027 grievance?H5999 for spoilingH7701 and violenceH2555 are beforeH5048 me: and there are that raiseH5375 up strifeH7379 and contention.H4066
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ThereforeH5921 H3651 the lawH8451 is slacked,H6313 and judgmentH4941 does neverH3808 H5331 goH3318 forth:H3318 for the wickedH7563 does compassH3803 about the righteous;H6662 thereforeH5921 H3651 wrongH6127 judgmentH4941 proceeds.H3318
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BeholdH7200 you among the heathen,H1471 and regard,H5027 and wonderH8539 marvelously:H8539 for I will workH6466 a workH6467 in your days H3117which you will not believe,H539 thoughH3588 it be toldH5608 you.
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For, see,H2009 I raiseH6965 up the Chaldeans,H3778 that bitterH4751 and hastyH4116 nation,H1471 which shall marchH1980 through the breadthH4800 of the land,H776 to possessH3423 the dwelling placesH4908 that are not their's.
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They are terribleH366 and dreadful:H3372 their judgmentH4941 and their dignityH7613 shall proceedH3318 of themselves.
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Their horsesH5483 also are swifterH7043 than the leopards,H5246 and are more fierceH2300 than the eveningH6153 wolves:H2061 and their horsemenH6571 shall spreadH6335 themselves, and their horsemenH6571 shall comeH935 from far;H7350 they shall flyH5774 as the eagleH5404 that hastensH2363 to eat.H398
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They shall comeH935 allH3605 for violence:H2555 their facesH6440 shall supH4041 up as the eastH6921 wind, and they shall gatherH622 the captivityH7628 as the sand.H2344
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And they shall scoffH7046 at the kings,H4428 and the princesH7336 shall be a scornH4890 to them: they shall derideH7832 everyH3605 strongH4013 hold;H4013 for they shall heapH6651 dust,H6083 and takeH3920 it.
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ThenH227 shall his mindH7307 change,H2498 and he shall passH5674 over,H5674 and offend,H816 imputing thisH2098 his powerH3581 to his god.H430
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Are you not from everlasting,H6924 O LORDH3068 my God,H430 my HolyH6918 One?H6918 we shall not die.H4191 O LORD,H3068 you have ordainedH7760 them for judgment;H4941 and, O mightyH6697 God,H6697 you have establishedH3245 them for correction.H3198
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You are of purerH2889 eyesH5869 than to beholdH7200 evil,H7451 and canH3201 not lookH5027 onH413 iniquity:H5999 whyH4100 lookH5027 you on them that deal treacherously,H898 and holdH2790 your tongueH2790 when the wickedH7563 devoursH1104 the man that is more righteousH6662 than he?
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And makeH6213 menH120 as the fishesH1709 of the sea,H3220 as the creepingH7431 things, that have noH3808 rulerH4910 over them?
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They takeH5927 up allH3605 of them with the angle,H2443 they catchH1641 them in their net,H2764 and gatherH622 them in their drag:H4365 thereforeH5921 H3651 they rejoiceH8055 and are glad.H1523
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ThereforeH5921 H3651 they sacrificeH2076 to their net,H2764 and burnH6999 incenseH6999 to their drag;H4365 becauseH3588 by them their portionH2506 is fat,H8082 and their meatH3978 plenteous.H1277
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Shall they thereforeH3651 emptyH7324 their net,H2764 and not spareH2550 continuallyH8548 to slayH2026 the nations?H1471
