Editing Habakkuk (section)

==Works==
{{Main|Book of Habakkuk}}
The only work attributed to Habakkuk is the short biblical text which bears his name. The Book of Habakkuk consists of the taunting riddle, which are five [[Suffering|woes]] about the [[Chaldea]]ns ([[Babylonia]]ns) in chapter 2, and a song of [[praise]] to [[God]] in chapter 3.

The style of the book has been praised by many scholars,{{sfnp|Irving|1908|p=52}} suggesting that its author was a man of great literary talent. The entire book follows the structure of a [[chiasmus]] in which [[Parallelism (rhetoric)|parallelism of thought]] is used to bracket sections of the text.{{sfnp|Walker|Lund|1934}}

Habakkuk is unusual among the prophets in that he openly questions the working of God.<ref>''Bible'', Habakkuk 1:3a, 1:13b</ref>{{sfnp|Achtemeier|1993|p=265}} In the first part of the first chapter, the prophet sees the injustice among his people and asks why God does not take action: "O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you "Violence!" and you will not save?"<ref>''Bible'', Habakkuk 1:2, ESV</ref>