Habakkuk 1:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
How long, LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, "Violence!" but you do not save?

New Living Translation
How long, O LORD, must I call for help? But you do not listen! “Violence is everywhere!” I cry, but you do not come to save.

English Standard Version
O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save?

Berean Study Bible
How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?

New American Standard Bible
How long, LORD, have I called for help, And You do not hear? I cry out to You, “Violence!” Yet You do not save.

NASB 1995
How long, O LORD, will I call for help, And You will not hear? I cry out to You, "Violence!" Yet You do not save.

NASB 1977
How long, O LORD, will I call for help, And Thou wilt not hear? I cry out to Thee, “Violence!” Yet Thou dost not save.

Amplified Bible
O LORD, how long will I call for help And You will not hear? I cry out to You, “Violence!” Yet You do not save.

Christian Standard Bible
How long, LORD, must I call for help and you do not listen or cry out to you about violence and you do not save?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How long, LORD, must I call for help and You do not listen or cry out to You about violence and You do not save?

Contemporary English Version
Our LORD, how long must I beg for your help before you listen? How long before you save us from all this violence?

Good News Translation
O LORD, how long must I call for help before you listen, before you save us from violence?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
How long, O LORD, am I to cry for help, but you will not listen? I cry out to you, "There's violence!" yet you will not come to the rescue.

International Standard Version
"How long, LORD, must I cry out for help, but you won't listen? I'm crying out to you, 'Violence!' but you aren't providing deliverance.

NET Bible
How long, LORD, must I cry for help? But you do not listen! I call out to you, "Violence!" But you do not intervene!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!

New King James Version
O LORD, how long shall I cry, And You will not hear? Even cry out to You, “Violence!” And You will not save.

King James 2000 Bible
O LORD, how long shall I cry, and you will not hear! even cry out unto you of violence, and you will not save!

New Heart English Bible
LORD, how long will I cry, and you will not hear? I cry out to you "Violence." and will you not save?

World English Bible
Yahweh, how long will I cry, and you will not hear? I cry out to you "Violence!" and will you not save?

American King James Version
O LORD, how long shall I cry, and you will not hear! even cry out to you of violence, and you will not save!

American Standard Version
O Jehovah, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save.

A Faithful Version
O LORD, how long shall I cry and You will not hear? I cry out to You of violence, and You do not save!

Darby Bible Translation
Jehovah, how long shall I cry and thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto thee, Violence! and thou dost not save.

English Revised Version
O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save.

Webster's Bible Translation
O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out to thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
O Lorde, howe long shall I crye, and thou wilt not heare! euen crye out vnto thee for violence, and thou wilt not helpe!

Bishops' Bible of 1568
O Lorde, howe long shall I crye, and thou wilt not heare? euen crye out vnto thee for violence, and thou wilt not helpe?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
O LORDE, how longe shal I crie, & thou wilt not heare? How longe shall I complayne vnto the, suffrynge wronge, and thou wilt not helpe?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Until when, O YHWH, have I cried, "" And You do not hear? I cry to You, “Violence!” And You do not save.

Young's Literal Translation
Till when, O Jehovah, have I cried, And Thou dost not hear? I cry unto Thee -- 'Violence,' and Thou dost not save.

Smith's Literal Translation
How long, O Jehovah, did I cry for help, and thou wilt not bear? I will cry to thee violence, and thou wilt not save.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
How long, O Lord, shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? shall I cry out to thee suffering violence, and thou wilt not save?

Catholic Public Domain Version
How long, O Lord, shall I cry out, and you will not heed? Shall I shout to you while suffering violence, and you will not save?

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
How long, LORD JEHOVAH, will I cry, and you do not hear, and I cry out to you because of extortionists, and you do not deliver?

Lamsa Bible
O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? I cry to thee because of the plunderers, and thou wilt not deliver!

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
How long, O LORD, shall I cry, And Thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto Thee of violence, And Thou wilt not save.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
How long, O Lord, shall I cry out, and thou wilt not hearken? how long shall I cry out to thee being injured, and thou wilt not save?
















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