Habakkuk 1:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

O Lord: unto God alone he makes his application, as only able to redress all grievances. How long! it may be some years he had preached, and in preaching had complained and cried out against wickedness. Shall I cry, unto men in thy name, and unto thee in prayer and supplication. And thou wilt not hear; give answer by correcting or punishing the bad, and by rescuing and delivering the good; by appearing a just Arbitrator and Judge of both. Cry out, with submission, not murmuring, not impatient, not distrusting the justice or mercy of God. Unto thee, who art more displeased than I or any one else can be disquieted with that I complain of, who art by office and word bound to restrain violence, &c. Of violence; the unjust and wicked oppressions which I see, others feel, and all good people are endangered by. And thou wilt not save; by changing the bad, or restraining them, or by overthrowing them, and setting up just and upright men in their room, both in Jerusalem and in Judea, and every where else.