Habakkuk 1:13
Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;
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14and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:15Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee:
1 Kings 2:32And Jehovah will return his blood upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, and my father David knew it not, [to wit], Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
Job 15:15Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones; Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight:
Psalms 5:4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee.
Psalms 10:15Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
Psalms 34:15The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are [open] unto their cry.
Matthew Henry on Habakkuk 1:13-17
The Prophet's Plea; The Prophet's Complaint. ( b. c. 600.) 12 Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die . O Lord , thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. 13 Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he? 14 And makest men as the fishes of the… Read the whole commentary →