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,m>t9 ,w>d4        ,book #ce ,habakkuk  
#jja3jja ,! oracle :i* ,habakkuk !      
prophet saw4  #jja3jjb ,yahweh1 h[ long 
w ,i cry1 & y w n he>8          ,i cry  
out to y ,viol5ce6 & w y n save8        
#jja3jjc ,:y d y %[ me iniquity1 & look 
at p]v]sity8          ,= de/ruction &   
viol5ce are be=e me4  ,!re is /rife1    
& cont5tion rises up4  #jja3jjd ,!re=e !
 law is p>alyz$1 & ju/ice nev] goes =?2 
= ! wick$ surr\nd ! righte\s2 !re=e     
ju/ice          goes =? p]v]t$4         
#jja3jje ,look among ! nations1 wat*1 & 
wond] m>vel\sly2          = ,i am work+ 
a "w 9 y\r days1 :i* y w n              
believe ?\gh x is told y4  #jja3jjf ,=1 
behold1 ,i raise up ! ,*aldeans1 t bitt]
 &          ha/y nation1 t m>* ?r\gh !  
bread? ( ! e>?1          to possess     
dwell+ places t are n !irs4  #jja3jjg   
,!y are fe>$ & dread$4  ,_! judgm5t & _!
 dignity          proce$ f !mselves4    
#jja3jjh ,_! horses also are swift] ?an 
leop>ds1 & are m fi]ce          ?an !   

ev5+ wolves4  ,_! horsem5 press pr\dly  
on4          ,yes1 _! horsem5 come f    
af>4  ,!y fly z an eagle          t     
hurries to dev\r4  #jja3jji ,all ( !m   
come = viol5ce4  ,_! hordes face !      
des]t4          ,he ga!rs prison]s l s&4
  #jja3jaj ,yes1 he sc(fs at k+s1 &     
pr9ces are a d]ision to him4            
,he laughs at e /ronghold1 = he builds  
up an e>!n ramp1          & takes x4    
#jja3jaa ,!n he sweeps by l ! w9d1 &    
goes on4  ,he is inde$ guilty1          
^: /r5g? is 8 god4  #jja3jab ,ar5't y f 
ev]la/+1 ,yahweh my ,god1 my ,holy ,"o8 
,we w          n die4  ,yahweh1 y h     
appo9t$ him = judgm5t4          ,y1     
,rock1 h e/abli%$ him to puni%4         
#jja3jac ,y :o h pur] eyes ?an to see   
evil1 & :o _c look          on p]v]sity1
 :y d y tol]ate ^? :o deal trea*]\sly1  
& keep sil5t :5 ! wick$ swall[s up ! man
 :o is          m righte\s ?an he1      
#jja3jad & make m5 l ! fi% ( ! sea1 l ! 
creep+ ?+s1          t h no rul] ov] !m8
  #jja3jae ,he takes up all ( !m ) !    

hook4  ,he cat*es !m 9 8 net1          &
 ga!rs !m 9 8 dragnet4  ,!re=e he       
rejoices          & is glad4  #jja3jaf  
,!re=e he sacrifices to 8 net1 & burns  
inc5se          to 8 dragnet1 because by
 !m 8 life is luxuri\s1          & 8    
food is good4  #jja3jag ,w he !re=e     
cont9ually empty 8 net1 & kill          
! nations )\t m]cy8  #jjb3jja ,i w /& at
 my wat*1 & set myself on ! ramp>ts1    
& w look out to see :at he w say to me1 
& :at ,i          w answ] conc]n+ my    
compla9t4  #jjb3jjb ,yahweh answ]$ me1  
,write ! vision1 & make x pla9          
on tablets1 t he may run :o reads x4    
#jjb3jjc ,= ! vision is yet = ! appo9t$ 
"t1          & x hurries t[>d ! end1 &  
won't prove false4          ,?\gh x     
takes "t1 wait = x2 because x w surely  
come4          ,x won't delay4  #jjb3jjd
 ,behold1 8 s\l is puff$ up4  ,x is n   
upright 9 him1          b ! righte\s w  
live by 8 fai?4  #jjb3jje ,yes1 moreov]1
 w9e is trea*]\s4  ,a haughty man :o    
doesn't /ay          at home1 :o enl>ges

 8 desire z ,%eol1 & he is l dea?1      
& c't be satisfi$1 b ga!rs to himself   
all nations1          & heaps to himself
 all peoples4  #jjb3jjf ,won't all ^!   
take up a p>able aga9/ him1 & a taunt+  
prov]b aga9/ him1 & say1 ',woe to him :o
 increases          t :i* is n 81 & :o  
enri*es himself by extortion6           
,h[ long8'  #jjb3jjg ,won't y\r debtors 
rise up sudd5ly1 & wake up ^? :o make   
y tremble1 & y w be _! victim8  #jjb3jjh
 ,because y h plund]$ _m nations1 all ! 
remnant          ( ! peoples w plund] y1
 because ( m5's blood1          & = !   
viol5ce done to ! l&1 to ! city & to all
          :o dwell 9 x4  #jjb3jji ,woe  
to him :o gets an evil ga9 = 8 h\se1 t  
he may set          8 ne/ on high1 t he 
may be deliv]$ f ! h& ( evil6  #jjb3jaj 
,y h devis$ %ame to y\r h\se1 by cutt+  
(f _m peoples1          & h s9n$ aga9/  
y\r s\l4  #jjb3jaa ,= ! /one w cry out (
 ! wall1 & ! beam out          ( !      
woodwork w answ] x4  #jjb3jab ,woe to   
him :o builds a t[n ) blood1 & e/abli%es

          a city by iniquity6  #jjb3jac 
,behold1 isn't x ( ,yahweh ( ,armies t !
 peoples labor          = ! fire1 & !   
nations we>y !mselves = vanity8         
#jjb3jad ,= ! e>? w be fill$ ) ! k ( !  
glory          ( ,yahweh1 z ! wat]s cov]
 ! sea4  #jjb3jae ,woe to him :o gives 8
 neighbor dr9k1 p\r+ y\r                
inflam+ w9e until !y are drunk1 s t y   
may gaze          at _! nak$ bodies6    
#jjb3jaf ,y are fill$ ) %ame1 & n glory4
  ,y w also dr9k1          & be expos$6 
,! cup ( ,yahweh's "r h& w come         
ar\nd to y1 & disgrace w cov] y\r glory4
  #jjb3jag ,= ! viol5ce done to ,lebanon
 w ov]:elm y1          & ! de/ruction ( 
! animals1 :i* made !m afraid2          
because ( m5's blood1 & = ! viol5ce done
 to ! l&1          to e city & to ^? :o 
dwell 9 !m4  #jjb3jah ,:at value does ! 
engrav$ image h1 t its mak] has         
engrav$ x2 ! molt5 image1 ev5 ! tea*] ( 
lies1          t he :o fa%ions its =m   
tru/s 9 x1 to make mute idols8  #jjb3jai
 ,woe to him :o says to ! wood1         

',awake6' or to ! mute          /one1   
',arise6'  ,%all ?is tea*8  ,behold1 x  
is ov]laid          ) gold & silv]1 &   
!re is no brea? at all 9          ! mid/
 ( x4  #jjb3jbj ,b ,yahweh is 9 8 holy  
temple4  ,let all ! e>? be              
sil5t be=e him6  #jjc3jja ,a pray] (    
,habakkuk1 ! prophet1 set to victori\s  
music4  #jjc3jjb ,yahweh1 ,i h he>d (   
y\r fame4  ,i /& 9 awe (          y\r   
de$s1 ,yahweh4  ,r5ew y\r "w 9 ! mid/ ( 
! ye>s4          ,9 ! mid/ ( ! ye>s make
 x kn[n4  ,9 wra?1          y rememb]   
m]cy4  #jjc3jjc ,god came f ,teman1 !   
,holy ,"o f ,m\nt ,p>an4  ,selah4  ,8   
glory          cov]$ ! heav5s1 & 8      
praise fill$ ! e>?4  #jjc3jjd ,8 spl5dor
 is l ! sunrise4  ,rays %9e f 8 h&1     
:]e 8 p[] is hidd54  #jjc3jje ,plague   
w5t be=e him1 & pe/il5ce foll[$ 8 feet4 
#jjc3jjf ,he /ood1 & %ook ! e>?4  ,he   
look$1 & made          ! nations        
tremble4  ,! anci5t m\nta9s 7 crumbl$4  
,! age-old hills collaps$4  ,8 ways are 
et]nal4  #jjc3jjg ,i saw ! t5ts ( ,cu%an

 9 affliction4  ,! dwell+s          ( ! 
l& ( ,midian trembl$4  #jjc3jjh ,0      
,yahweh displeas$ ) ! riv]s8  ,0 y\r    
ang] aga9/          ! riv]s1 or y\r wra?
 aga9/ ! sea1 t y rode          on y\r  
horses1 on y\r *>iots ( salvation8      
#jjc3jji ,y uncov]$ y\r b[4  ,y call$ = 
y\r sworn arr[s4          ,selah4  ,y   
split ! e>? ) riv]s4  #jjc3jaj ,!       
m\nta9s saw y1 & 7 afraid4  ,! /orm (   
wat]s          pass$ by4  ,! deep ro>$ &
 lift$ up its h&s on high4  #jjc3jaa ,! 
sun & moon /ood /ill 9 ! sky1 at ! light
 ( y\r          arr[s z !y w5t1 at ! %9+
 ( y\r glitt]+ spe>4  #jjc3jab ,y m>*$  
?r\gh ! l& 9 wra?4  ,y ?re%$          ! 
nations 9 ang]4  #jjc3jac ,y w5t =? = ! 
salvation ( y\r p1 = ! salvation        
( y\r ano9t$4  ,y cru%$ ! head ( ! l& ( 
wick$ness4          ,y /ripp$ !m head to
 foot4  ,selah4  #jjc3jad ,y pi]c$ !    
heads ( 8 w>riors ) _! own spe>s4       
,!y came z a :irlw9d to scatt] me1      
gloat+ z if to dev\r          ! wret*$ 9
 secret4  #jjc3jae ,y trampl$ ! sea )   

y\r horses1 *urn+ mighty wat]s4         
#jjc3jaf ,i he>d1 & my body trembl$4    
,my lips quiv]$ at ! voice4             
,rott5ness ent]s into my bones1 & ,i    
tremble 9 my place1          because ,i 
mu/ wait quietly = ! day ( tr\ble1      
= ! com+ up ( ! p :o invade u4  #jjc3jag
 ,= ?\gh ! fig tree doesn't fl\ri%1 nor 
fruit be 9 ! v9es2          ! labor ( ! 
olive fails1 ! fields yield no food2    
! flocks are cut (f f ! fold1 & !re is  
no h]d          9 ! /alls3  #jjc3jah yet
 ,i w rejoice 9 ,yahweh4  ,i w be joyful
 9 ! ,god          ( my salvation6      
#jjc3jai ,yahweh1 ! ,"l1 is my /r5g?4   
,he makes my feet          l de]'s feet1
 & enables me to g 9 high places4       
,= ! music director1 on my /r+$         
in/rum5ts4