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/>The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/habakkuk/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The burden which the prophet Habakkuk saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/habakkuk/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The pronouncement which Habakkuk the prophet saw:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/habakkuk/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The oracle which Habakkuk the prophet saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/habakkuk/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The oracle which Habakkuk the prophet saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/habakkuk/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The oracle which Habakkuk the prophet beheld.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/habakkuk/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The oracle (a burdensome message—a pronouncement from God) which Habakkuk the prophet saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/habakkuk/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The pronouncement that the prophet Habakkuk saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/habakkuk/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/habakkuk/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/habakkuk/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am Habakkuk the prophet. And this is the message that the LORD gave me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/habakkuk/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/habakkuk/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The divine revelation that the prophet Habakkuk saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/habakkuk/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This is the message that the LORD revealed to the prophet Habakkuk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/habakkuk/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The pronouncement that the prophet Habakkuk perceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/habakkuk/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the burden that Habakkuk the prophet received in a vision:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/habakkuk/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The following is the message which God revealed to Habakkuk the prophet: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/habakkuk/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The oracle which Habakkuk the prophet saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/habakkuk/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The burden which Habakkuk the prophet saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/habakkuk/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The revelation which Habakkuk the prophet saw. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/habakkuk/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The burden that Habakkuk the prophet has seen:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/habakkuk/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The burden that Habakkuk the prophet hath seen:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/habakkuk/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The lifting up which Habbakuk the prophet saw.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/habakkuk/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The burden that Habacuc the prophet saw. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/habakkuk/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The burden that Habakkuk the prophet saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/habakkuk/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The oracle which Habakkuk the prophet received in a vision. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/habakkuk/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/habakkuk/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THE vision which Habakkuk the prophet saw:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/habakkuk/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The vision that Khabaquq the Prophet saw<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/habakkuk/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />THE burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/habakkuk/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The burden which the prophet Ambacum saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/habakkuk/1-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ryPix4COoVE?start=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/habakkuk/1.htm">Habakkuk's Complaint</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4853.htm" title="4853: ham·ma·śå̄ (Art:: N-ms) -- From nasa'; a burden; specifically, tribute, or porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire.">This is the burden</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/2265.htm" title="2265: ḥă·ḇaq·qūq (N-proper-ms) -- A Heb. prophet. By reduplication from chabaq; embrace; Chabakkuk, the prophet.">Habakkuk</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nā·ḇî (Art:: N-ms) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">the prophet</a> <a href="/hebrew/2372.htm" title="2372: ḥā·zāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- See, behold. A primitive root; to gaze at; mentally, to perceive, contemplate; specifically, to have a vision of.">received in a vision:</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-1.htm">Nahum 1:1</a></span><br />This is the burden against Nineveh, the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-1.htm">Zephaniah 1:1</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Jeremiah 1:1-2</a></span><br />These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. / The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-1.htm">Isaiah 1:1</a></span><br />This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-1.htm">Micah 1:1</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-1.htm">Amos 1:1</a></span><br />These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-1.htm">Hosea 1:1</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-1.htm">Joel 1:1</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-1.htm">Obadiah 1:1</a></span><br />This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-1.htm">Malachi 1:1</a></span><br />This is the burden of the word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-40.htm">Acts 13:40-41</a></span><br />Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you: / ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-17.htm">Romans 1:17</a></span><br />For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-37.htm">Hebrews 10:37-38</a></span><br />For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay. / But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-11.htm">Galatians 3:11</a></span><br />Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/1-20.htm">2 Peter 1:20-21</a></span><br />Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation. / For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/22-1.htm">Isaiah 22:1</a></b></br> The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/1-1.htm">Nahum 1:1</a></b></br> The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nahum/1-1.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-1.htm">Habakkuk</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-1.htm">Habak'kuk</a> <a href="/nahum/1-1.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/micah/2-11.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/daniel/10-19.htm">Received</a> <a href="/nahum/1-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zephaniah/3-18.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-1.htm">Habakkuk</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-1.htm">Habak'kuk</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-1.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-1.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-2.htm">Received</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Habakkuk 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-1.htm">Unto Habakkuk, complaining of the iniquity of the land,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-5.htm">is shown the fearful vengeance by the Chaldeans.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-12.htm">He complains that vengeance should be executed by them who are far worse.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/habakkuk/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/habakkuk/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/habakkuk/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This is the burden</b><br>The term "burden" often refers to a prophetic message that carries a weighty or heavy significance, typically involving judgment or a call to repentance. In the context of the Old Testament, a burden is a divine revelation that the prophet is compelled to deliver, often concerning the sins of the people and the impending consequences. This aligns with other prophetic books where similar language is used, such as in <a href="/isaiah/13.htm">Isaiah 13:1</a> and <a href="/malachi/1.htm">Malachi 1:1</a>, indicating a message of serious import.<p><b>that Habakkuk the prophet</b><br>Habakkuk is identified as a prophet, a role that involves being a spokesperson for God. Prophets in the Old Testament were chosen by God to deliver His messages to the people, often calling them back to faithfulness and warning of future events. Little is known about Habakkuk's personal life, but his role as a prophet places him within the tradition of those who intercede for the people and seek to understand God's will. His name, possibly meaning "embrace" or "wrestle," may reflect his struggle with understanding God's ways, a theme evident in the book.<p><b>received in a vision:</b><br>The mention of a vision indicates that the message was revealed to Habakkuk through a supernatural experience, a common method of divine communication in the Bible. Visions often involve symbolic imagery and require interpretation, as seen in the experiences of other prophets like Daniel and Ezekiel. This mode of revelation underscores the divine origin of the message and the authority of the prophet to speak on behalf of God. The vision sets the stage for the dialogue between Habakkuk and God, where the prophet questions and seeks understanding of God's justice and plans.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/habakkuk.htm">Habakkuk</a></b><br>A prophet in the Old Testament, Habakkuk is known for his dialogue with God concerning the justice and righteousness of His actions. His name may mean "embrace" or "wrestle," reflecting his struggle with understanding God's ways.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/o/oracle.htm">Oracle</a></b><br>The term "oracle" (Hebrew: "massa") refers to a burden or a message from God. It indicates a divine revelation that the prophet is tasked with delivering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophecy.htm">Prophecy</a></b><br>The book of Habakkuk is a prophetic text, where the prophet engages in a conversation with God, questioning and seeking understanding of God's plans.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_timing.htm">Understanding God's Timing</a></b><br>Habakkuk's oracle reminds us that God's timing and methods may not align with our expectations. We are called to trust in His sovereignty even when we do not understand His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_prophet.htm">The Role of a Prophet</a></b><br>Prophets are chosen to deliver God's messages, often carrying a heavy burden. This highlights the importance of faithfulness and courage in sharing God's truth, regardless of the reception.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/engaging_with_god_in_prayer.htm">Engaging with God in Prayer</a></b><br>Habakkuk's dialogue with God encourages believers to bring their questions and doubts to God in prayer, trusting that He is willing to engage with us and provide understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_god's_message.htm">The Weight of God's Message</a></b><br>The term "oracle" signifies the seriousness of God's word. As believers, we should approach Scripture with reverence and a readiness to respond to its teachings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_habakkuk_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Habakkuk 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_wrote_the_book_of_habakkuk.htm">Who is the author of the Book of Habakkuk?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_habakkuk_1_2_with_swift_god.htm">How can the prophet's frustration over God's silence (Habakkuk 1:2) be reconciled with other biblical passages emphasizing God's swift intervention?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_use_evil_for_judgment,_god.htm">If God is 'too pure to look on evil' (Habakkuk 1:13), why does He use a ruthless nation as His instrument of judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_habakkuk_1_2-4_explain_injustice.htm">How does Habakkuk 1:2-4 reconcile a just God with prolonged injustice and unanswered cries for help?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/habakkuk/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1-4) Habakkuk complains of the apparent triumph of wickedness among his countrymen.<p>(1) <span class= "bld">The prophet.</span>--This title (<span class= "ital">han-nabi</span>) is applied only to Habakkuk, Haggai, and Zechariah. In the later historical books it is used to designate the members of those prophetical colleges which were founded by Samuel, and kept up, at all events, till the time of Elisha. It is uncertain whether in these three minor prophets it has a similar force, or merely, as in the Pentateuch, indicates a chosen minister whom God inspires to reveal His will. On the term <span class= "ital">burden,</span> or <span class= "ital">sentence,</span> see <a href="/isaiah/13-1.htm" title="The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.">Isaiah 13:1</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/habakkuk/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - § 1. <span class="accented">The inscription of the book. <span class="cmt_word"></span>The burden</span> (see note on Nahum 1:1). The prophet (<a href="/habakkuk/3-1.htm">Habakkuk 3:1</a>). This title, which is added in the inscriptions only to the names of Haggai and Zechariah, and cursorily to that of Jeremiah (46, 47, 50.), implies that he exercised the practical office of prophet, and was well known; and, as Pusey thinks, Habakkuk appended it here on account of the form in which his prophecy is cast, as being addressed almost entirely to God or the Chaldeans, not to his own people. <span class="cmt_word">Did see.</span> In prophetic vision (see note on Amos 1:1). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/habakkuk/1-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[This is] the oracle</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּשָׂא֙‪‬‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(ham·maś·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4853.htm">Strong's 4853: </a> </span><span class="str2">A burden, tribute, porterage, an utterance, chiefly a, doom, singing, mental, desire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Habakkuk</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲבַקּ֖וּק</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ḇaq·qūq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2265.htm">Strong's 2265: </a> </span><span class="str2">Habakkuk -- a Hebrew prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the prophet</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנָּבִֽיא׃</span> <span class="translit">(han·nā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">received in a vision:</span><br /><span class="heb">חָזָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·zāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2372.htm">Strong's 2372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gaze at, to perceive, contemplate, to have a, vision of</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/habakkuk/1-1.htm">Habakkuk 1:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/habakkuk/1-1.htm">Habakkuk 1:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/habakkuk/1-1.htm">Habakkuk 1:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/habakkuk/1-1.htm">Habakkuk 1:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/habakkuk/1-1.htm">Habakkuk 1:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/habakkuk/1-1.htm">Habakkuk 1:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/habakkuk/1-1.htm">Habakkuk 1:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/habakkuk/1-1.htm">Habakkuk 1:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/habakkuk/1-1.htm">Habakkuk 1:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/habakkuk/1-1.htm">Habakkuk 1:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/habakkuk/1-1.htm">OT Prophets: Habakkuk 1:1 The oracle which Habakkuk the prophet saw (Hab Hb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nahum/3-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nahum 3:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nahum 3:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/habakkuk/1-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Habakkuk 1:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Habakkuk 1:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>