Habakkuk 1:2-3

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^(A)How long, O Lord, will I call for help,
And You will not hear?
I cry out to You, “Violence!”
Yet You do ^(B)not save.

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Why do You make me ^(C)see iniquity,
And cause me to look on wickedness?
Yes, ^(D)destruction and violence are before me;
^(E)Strife exists and contention arises.

Cross references:

A. Habakkuk 1:2: Psalm 13:1; Psalm 13:2; Psalm 22:1; Psalm 22:2

B. Habakkuk 1:2: Jeremiah 14:9

C. Habakkuk 1:3: Psalm 55:9-11; Jeremiah 20:18

D. Habakkuk 1:3: Jeremiah 20:8

E. Habakkuk 1:3: Jeremiah 15:10