Habakkuk 1:3 Cross References

Habakkuk 1:3

3: Must I forever see this sin and misery all around me? Wherever I look, I see destruction and violence. I am surrounded by people who love to argue and fight.

Psalms 55:9

  1. Destroy them, Lord, and confuse their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
  2. Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders, but the real danger is wickedness within the city.
  3. Murder and robbery are everywhere there; threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

  1. If you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and justice being miscarried throughout the land, don't be surprised! For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice only get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.

Jeremiah 20:8

  1. Whenever I speak, the words come out in a violent outburst. "Violence and destruction!" I shout. So these messages from the LORD have made me a household joke.

Jeremiah 9:2

  1. Oh, that I could go away and forget them and live in a shack in the desert, for they are all adulterous and treacherous.
  2. "My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. And they only go from bad to worse! They care nothing for me," says the LORD.
  3. "Beware of your neighbor! Beware of your brother! They all take advantage of one another and spread their slanderous lies.
  4. They all fool and defraud each other; no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies; they wear themselves out with all their sinning.
  5. They pile lie upon lie and utterly refuse to come to me," says the LORD.

Micah 7:1

  1. What misery is mine! I feel like the fruit picker after the harvest who can find nothing to eat. Not a cluster of grapes or a single fig can be found to satisfy my hunger.
  2. The godly people have all disappeared; not one fair-minded person is left on the earth. They are all murderers, even setting traps for their own brothers.
  3. They go about their evil deeds with both hands. How skilled they are at using them! Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with money and influence pay them off, and together they scheme to twist justice.
  4. Even the best of them is like a brier; the straightest is more crooked than a hedge of thorns. But your judgment day is coming swiftly now. Your time of punishment is here.

Matthew 10:16

  1. "Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. Be as wary as snakes and harmless as doves.

2 Peter 2:8

  1. Yes, he was a righteous man who was distressed by the wickedness he saw and heard day after day.

Ezekiel 2:6

  1. "Son of man, do not fear them. Don't be afraid even though their threats are sharp as thorns and barbed like briers, and they sting like scorpions. Do not be dismayed by their dark scowls. For remember, they are rebels!

Ecclesiastes 4:1

  1. Again I observed all the oppression that takes place in our world. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and the victims are helpless.

Psalms 73:3

  1. For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.
  2. They seem to live such a painless life; their bodies are so healthy and strong.
  3. They aren't troubled like other people or plagued with problems like everyone else.
  4. They wear pride like a jeweled necklace, and their clothing is woven of cruelty.
  5. These fat cats have everything their hearts could ever wish for!

Psalms 12:1

  1. Help, O LORD, for the godly are fast disappearing! The faithful have vanished from the earth!
  2. Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and insincere hearts.

Psalms 120:5

  1. How I suffer among these scoundrels of Meshech! It pains me to live with these people from Kedar!
  2. I am tired of living here among people who hate peace.
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