Habakkuk 1:13
His eye is too pure to behold evil doings, and to look upon grievous afflictions: wherefore dost thou look upon despisers? wilt thou be silent when the ungodly swallows up the just?
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
14And wilt thou make men as the fish of the sea, and as the reptiles which have no guide?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:15Because the Lord thy God walks in thy camp to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemy before thy face; and thy camp shall be holy, and there shall not appear in thee a disgraceful thing, and so he shall turn away from thee.
1 Kings 2:32And the Lord has returned upon his own head the blood of his unrighteousness, inasmuch as he attacked two men more righteous and better than himself, and slew them with the sword, and my father David knew not of their blood, even Abner the son of Ner the commander-in-chief of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether the commander-in-chief of Judah.
Job 15:15Forasmuch as he trusts not his saints; 1 And the heaven is not pure before him. 1
Psalms 5:4In the morning thou shalt hear my voice: 1 In the morning will I wait upon thee, and will look up. 1
Psalms 34:15Yet they rejoiced against me, 1 And plagues were plentifully brought against me, and I knew it not: 1 They were scattered, but repented not. 1
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 →