Habakkuk 1:2
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!”
שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
יָשַׁע
you save
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יָשַׁע
To save, to deliver, to give victory. Yasha. The root of the name Jesus. God saves. He rescues from every form of bondage. He is eager to save.
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שָׁוַע
have I cried for help
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שָׁוַע
properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)
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יְהֹוָה
O Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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זָעַק
I cry out
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זָעַק
to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
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חָמָס
violence
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חָמָס
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
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