Habakkuk

King James (Authorized) Version

Habakkuk has 3 chapters. Read Habakkuk in the King James (Authorized) Version, chapter by chapter, free and without an account.

Habakkuk asks why God allows violence and distorted justice. When the answer announces the rise of the Chaldeans, the prophet questions their cruelty too. The book moves through dialogue, a call to await God’s answer, and denunciations of oppressive power. It closes with a prayer that expresses trust even when crops and herds fail.

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In Christian Bibles, Habakkuk is one of the twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. In the Jewish Tanakh it belongs to the Nevi’im, the Prophets, as part of the Twelve. See it on the shelf.

Habakkuk stands on a city wall between oppressive rulers and suffering families on one side and a vast approaching cavalry on the other
Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 1: the prophet questions Judah's violence and then wrestles with God's use of the more ruthless Babylonian army.

Habakkuk waits on a stone watchtower holding a blank tablet as a humble family walks toward dawn below a proud city built through oppression
Habakkuk 2

Habakkuk 2: the righteous live by faith while five woes expose arrogant conquest, exploitation, violence, and idolatry.

Habakkuk raises his hands from a high rock as storms shake mountains and waters while barren terraces and empty livestock stalls stretch below
Habakkuk 3

Habakkuk 3: a majestic vision of divine power turns trembling into joy and trust even when crops fail and livestock disappear.