Habakkuk 1:13 meaning and explanation
Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
Habakkuk 1:13, Berean Standard Bible
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Habakkuk is speaking to God in prayer, and this verse comes after God has answered the prophet's first complaint by announcing that He is raising up the Chaldeans, the Babylonians, to judge Judah. That answer only deepens Habakkuk's puzzle.
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