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Berean Standard Bible

“Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, You have established them for correction.”

Habakkuk 1:12

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Habakkuk has cried out to God about violence and injustice in Judah, and God has answered that he is raising up the Babylonians. The prophet is stunned that God would use a wicked nation.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, You have established them for correction.

World English Bible (WEB)

Aren’t you from everlasting, Yahweh my God, my Holy One? We will not die. Yahweh, you have appointed him for judgment. You, Rock, have established him to punish.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Art not thou from everlasting, O Jehovah my God, my Holy One? we shall not die. O Jehovah, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast established him for correction.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Are you not eternal, O Lord my God, my Holy One? for you there is no death. O Lord, he has been ordered by you for our punishment; and by you, O Rock, he has been marked out to put us right.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿No eres tú desde el principio, oh Jehová, Dios mío, Santo mío? No moriremos. Oh Jehová, para juicio lo pusiste; y tú, oh Roca, lo fundaste para castigar.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Señor, Dios mío, tú eres eterno. Tú, mi Dios santo, no nos dejarás perecer. Yo sé, Señor, que usarás a los babilonios para obrar tu justicia. Tú, Roca mía, los has hecho surgir con mucho poder para castigar nuestro pecado.

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