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Habakkuk 1:12 KJV

Habakkuk · chapter 1 · verse 12

Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.Habakkuk 1:12 · King James Version

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Habakkuk 1:12 in context

10And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.

11Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.

12Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.

13Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

14And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

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Commentary

The prophet, having received of the Lord that which he was to deliver to the people, now turns to God, and again addresses himself to him for the ease of his own mind under the burden which he saw. And still he is full of complaints. If he look about him, he sees nothing but violence done by Israel;

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-17

Cross references

Deuteronomy 32:4

Key words (Strong's)

everlastingqedemthe front, of place or timeH6924 →
establishedyâçadto setH3245 →
ordainedsûwmto putH7760 →
judgmentmishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →

Topics

Bible verses about the Ancient of Days

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