Hab 1:2  1:2 how long. The impatient question, characteristic of
the psalms of lament (Ps. 13:2; 62:3; Jer. 47:6), indicates both
importunity and perseverance in the prophet’s appeal to the
Lord, the final Judge in matters of covenant disobedience.
shall I cry. This indicates the loud cry of someone in deep
distress (Ps. 22:24; 30:2).  Violence. This term summarizes the
deliberate, brutal, and insensitive infringement of the rights
and privileges of members of the covenant community.  you will
not save. Habakkuk painfully observes the Lord’s seeming
indifference and inactivity in the face of undeserved suffering.