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Abakic chapter 1 verses 2 through 4

oh lord how long shall I cry for help and will you not hear or cry to you violence and you will not save?

Why do you make me see iniquity and why do you idly look at wrong?

Destruction and violence are before me.

Strife and contention arise.

So the law is paralyzed and justice never goes forth for the wicked surround the righteous

so justice goes forth perverted. Oh this is startling language in a sense that begins the book of a backic as a backic comes

before God and this is actually it's one of the unique things about Habak.

This is Habak speaking to God on behalf of the people,

not speaking to the people on behalf of God,

at least at this point. Habak is specifically coming to God with deep

honest questions like hard questions that he's wrestling with as he sees pagan nations, wicked evil nations,

having victory over the people of God.

And he's wondering, why is this happening?

I mean, just think about his questions here.

How long shall I cry for help and you will not hear?

Cry to you violence and you will not save.

Why do you make me see iniquity idly look at wrong?

Like the whole picture here is Habakic saying,

like, God, do you even hear my cries for help? Do you care? I'm crying to you violence.

Why won't you save? I come back like his living in the middle of evil and injustice and suffering and it seems like

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