Habakkuk 1:2

Habakkuk · Old Testament · Chapter 1

“O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!”Habakkuk 1:2

What Does Habakkuk 1:2 Mean?

Habakkuk 1:2 is found in the book of Habakkuk, chapter 1, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (14)

These passages are connected to Habakkuk 1:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Psalms 22:1“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?”Psalms 13:1“How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?”Psalms 140:1“Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;”Lamentations 3:8“Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.”Jeremiah 14:9“Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.”Job 19:7“Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.”Psalms 94:3“LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?”Revelation 6:10“And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?”Genesis 6:11“The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”Psalms 74:9“We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.”Ecclesiastes 5:8“If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.”Isaiah 14:4“That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!”Isaiah 59:6“Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.”Acts 21:35“And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.”

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