Habakkuk

Old Testament · Minor Prophets · 3 chapters

The prophet questions God about violence and injustice, and learns that the righteous live by faith, ending in a song of trust.

Context

Genre

Prophetic dialogue

Authorship

The prophet Habakkuk

Date

late 7th century BCE

Setting

Judah

Original language

Hebrew

In the original

אֱמוּנָהemunah — faithfulness

Related texts

Romans 1 · Habakkuk 2:4 quotedGalatians 3 · Habakkuk 2:4 quoted

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