Habakkuk 1:3
“Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Why dost thou show me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance?.... That is, wicked men, and such as give a great deal…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Why dost Thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold - , or rather, “Why beholdest Thou grievance?” God seemed to…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And cause me to behold grievance - עמל amal, labor, toil, distress, misery, etc., the common fruits of sin.
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