God, Where Are You?

Habakkuk 1:1–5

[1] The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw.

Habakkuk’s Complaint

[2] O LORD, how long shall I cry for help,
and you will not hear?
Or cry to you “Violence!”
and you will not save?
[3] Why do you make me see iniquity,
and why do you idly look at wrong?
Destruction and violence are before me;
strife and contention arise.
[4] So the law is paralyzed,
and justice never goes forth.
For the wicked surround the righteous;
so justice goes forth perverted.


The LORD’s Answer

[5] “Look among the nations, and see;
wonder and be astounded.
For I am doing a work in your days
that you would not believe if told. (ESV)