Verse 13
Habakkuk 1:13
Geneva Bible
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Thou art of pure eyes, and canst not see euill: thou canst not behold wickednesse: wherefore doest thou looke vpon the transgressors, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked deuoureth the man, that is more righteous then he?
Original Language Text
hebrew
טְה֤וֹר עֵינַ֨יִם֙ מֵ/רְא֣וֹת רָ֔ע וְ/הַבִּ֥יט אֶל עָמָ֖ל לֹ֣א תוּכָ֑ל לָ֤/מָּה תַבִּיט֙ בּֽוֹגְדִ֔ים תַּחֲרִ֕ישׁ בְּ/בַלַּ֥ע רָשָׁ֖ע צַדִּ֥יק מִמֶּֽ/נּוּ
English Translation
Pure are the eyes from seeing evil and cannot look at toil; why do you gaze at traitors? Be silent before the wicked who swallows the righteous from among them.
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2
O Lord, howe long shall I crye, and thou wilt not heare! euen crye out vnto thee for violence, and t...
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3
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10
And they shall mocke the Kings, and the princes shalbe a skorne vnto them: they shall deride euery s...
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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