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How long,עַד אָנָהYHWH,יְהוָהwill I cry for helpשִׁוַּעְתִּיand you will notוְלֹאlisten?תִשְׁמָעI cry outאֶזְעַקto you,אֵלֶיךָ“Violence,”חָמָסand you do notוְלֹאsave.תוֹשִׁיעַ
Habakkuk 1:2
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Habakkuk asks God why he looks on wickedness and violence and does not saveSuffering and Trials
With the Hebrew beneath
Habakkuk 1:2, word by word
- How longאָנָהana
where to?
Where? To where?; "how long?"
Where else “ana” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- will I cry for helpשִׁוַּעְתִּיshivati
cry for help
To cry out for help, to call aloud to be rescued.
Where else “shivati” appears- listenתִשְׁמָעtishma
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “tishma” appears- I cry outאֶזְעַקezak
cry out
To shout for help, above all to YHWH.
Where else “ezak” appears- “Violenceחָמָסchamas
violence
Violence; unjust harm done to others.
Where else “chamas” appears- saveתוֹשִׁיעַtoshia
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “toshia” appears
The context
1The burden that Habakkuk the prophet saw.
2 · This verse (above)
3Why do you make me see wickedness, and you look on trouble? Devastation and violence are before me; and there is dispute, and strife rises up.