Habakkuk 1:1 (YLT)

Passage

The burden that Habakkuk the prophet hath seen:

Nearby Context

Habakkuk 1:1 The burden that Habakkuk the prophet hath seen:

Habakkuk 1:2 Till when, O Jehovah, have I cried, And Thou dost not hear? I cry unto Thee--`Violence,' and Thou dost not save.

Habakkuk 1:3 Why dost Thou shew me iniquity, And perversity dost cause to behold? And spoiling and violence <FI>are<Fi> before me, And there is strife, and contention doth lift <FI>itself<Fi> up,

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "Till when O Jehovah have I cried...", so "burden" 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 "burden" and "habakkuk" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.