Habakkuk 1:1 (LSB)

Passage

The oracle which Habakkuk the prophet beheld.

Nearby Context

Habakkuk 1:1 The oracle which Habakkuk the prophet beheld.

Habakkuk 1:2 How long, O Yahweh, will I call for help, And You will not hear? I cry out to You, “Violence!” Yet You do not save.

Habakkuk 1:3 Why do You make me see wickedness And cause me to look on trouble? Indeed, devastation and violence are before me; And there is strife, and contention is lifted up.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "oracle", "habakkuk", "prophet", and "beheld". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "oracle" and "habakkuk", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "How long O Yahweh will I call...", so "oracle" and "habakkuk" should be read forward into that movement. In Habakkuk context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "oracle" and "habakkuk" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.