Habakkuk 1:1 (WEB)

Passage

The revelation which Habakkuk the prophet saw.

Nearby Context

Habakkuk 1:1 The revelation which Habakkuk the prophet saw.

Habakkuk 1:2 Yahweh, how long will I cry, and you will not hear? I cry out to you “Violence!” and will you not save?

Habakkuk 1:3 Why do you show me iniquity, and look at perversity? For destruction and violence are before me. There is strife, and contention rises up.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "Yahweh how long will I cry and...", so "revelation" 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 "revelation" and "habakkuk" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.