Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
and justice never emerges.
For the wicked restrict
therefore, justice
New American Standard Bible
And justice
For the wicked
Therefore justice comes out
King James Version
Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
International Standard Version
Therefore, the Law has become paralyzed, and justice never comes about. Because criminals outnumber the righteous, whenever judgments are issued, they come out crooked."
A Conservative Version
Therefore the law is slacked, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked man surrounds the righteous man, therefore justice goes forth perverted.
American Standard Version
Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted.
Amplified
Therefore, the law is ineffective and ignored
And justice is never upheld,
For the wicked surround the righteous;
Therefore, justice becomes perverted.
Bible in Basic English
For this reason the law is feeble and decisions are not effected: for the upright man is circled round by evil-doers; because of which right is twisted.
Darby Translation
Therefore the law is powerless, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked encompasseth the righteous; therefore judgment goeth forth perverted.
Julia Smith Translation
For this, the law will be slack, and judgment will not go forth forever: for the unjust surrounds the just; for this perverted judgment will go forth.
King James 2000
Therefore the law is slacked, and justice does never go forth: for the wicked does surround the righteous; therefore perverse judgment proceeds.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice does not go forth perpetually. For the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.
Modern King James verseion
Therefore the law has become helpless, and justice does not always go forth. For the wicked entraps the righteous; therefore justice goes forth, being perverted.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for the law is torn in pieces, and there can no right judgment go forth. And why? The ungodly is more set by than the righteous: this is the cause that wrong judgment proceedeth.
NET Bible
For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.
New Heart English Bible
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.
The Emphasized Bible
For which cause, benumbed is the law, and there is never any going forth of justice, - for, the lawless, doth circumvent the righteous, for which cause, justice doth go forth perverted?
Webster
Therefore the law is slackened, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth encompass the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
World English Bible
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.
Youngs Literal Translation
Therefore doth law cease, And judgment doth not go forth for ever, For the wicked is compassing the righteous, Therefore wrong judgment goeth forth.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Habakkuk 1:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Habakkuk's Complaint
3
Why do You tolerate
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.
and justice never emerges.
For the wicked restrict
therefore, justice
be utterly astounded!
For something is taking place in your days
that you will not believe
when you hear about it.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 119:126
for they have violated Your instruction.
Ezekiel 9:9
He answered me: “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of bloodshed,
Job 21:7
growing old and becoming powerful?
Psalm 58:1-2
For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.”
Do you judge people fairly?
Isaiah 1:21-23
what an adulteress
She was once full of justice.
Righteousness once dwelt in her—
but now, murderers!
Isaiah 5:20
and good evil,
who substitute darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who substitute bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.
Jeremiah 12:1
even if I bring a case against You.
Yet, I wish to contend with You:
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all the treacherous live at ease?
Exodus 23:2
“You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert justice.
Exodus 23:6
“You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.
Deuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
1 Kings 21:13
The two wicked men came in and sat opposite him. Then the wicked men testified against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.
Psalm 11:3
what can the righteous do?”
Psalm 22:16
a gang of evildoers has closed in on me;
they pierced
Psalm 59:2
and save me from men of bloodshed.
Psalm 59:4
they run and take up a position.
Awake to help me, and take notice.
Psalm 82:1-5
A psalm of Asaph.
He judges among the gods:
Psalm 94:3
Lord, how long will the wicked—
how long will the wicked gloat?
Psalm 94:20-21
one that creates trouble by law—
become Your ally?
Isaiah 59:2-8
between you and your God,
and your sins have made Him hide His face from you
so that He does not listen.
Isaiah 59:13-15
turning away from following our God,
speaking oppression and revolt,
conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.
Jeremiah 5:27-29
so their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have grown powerful and rich.
Jeremiah 12:6
even they were treacherous to you;
even they have cried out loudly after you.
Do not have confidence in them,
though they speak well of you.
Jeremiah 26:8
He finished the address the Lord had commanded him to deliver to all the people. Then the priests, the prophets, and all the people took hold of him, yelling, “You must surely die!
Jeremiah 26:21-23
King Jehoiakim, all his warriors, and all the officials heard his words, and the king tried to put him to death. When Uriah heard, he fled in fear and went to Egypt.
Jeremiah 37:14-16
“That’s a lie,” Jeremiah replied. “I am not deserting to the Chaldeans!” Irijah would not listen to him but apprehended Jeremiah and took him to the officials.
Jeremiah 38:4-6
The officials then said to the king, “This man ought to die, because he is weakening the morale of the warriors who remain in this city and of all the people by speaking to them in this way. This man is not seeking the well-being of this people, but disaster.”
Ezekiel 22:25-30
The conspiracy of her prophets
Hosea 10:4
taking false oaths while making covenants.
So lawsuits break out
like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
Amos 5:7
throw righteousness to the ground.
Amos 5:12
and your sins innumerable.
They oppress the righteous,
and deprive the poor of justice
Micah 2:1-2
and prepare evil plans
At morning light
because the power is in their hands.
Micah 3:1-3
you rulers of the house of Israel.
Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?
Micah 7:2-4
there is no one upright among the people.
All of them wait in ambush to shed blood;
they hunt each other with a net.
Matthew 23:34-36
Matthew 26:59-66
The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.
Matthew 27:1-2
When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.
Matthew 27:25-26
All the people answered, “His blood be on us
Mark 7:9
He also said to them,
Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute?
Acts 7:59
They were stoning Stephen as he called out: “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
Acts 23:12-14
When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse: neither to eat nor to drink until they had killed Paul.
Romans 3:31
Do we then cancel the law through faith? Absolutely not!
James 2:6-7
Yet you dishonored that poor man.