Parallel Verses
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.
Holman Bible
and justice never emerges.
For the wicked restrict
therefore, justice
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 make me see wickedness and immorality? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife exists and contention arises.
4
And justice
For the wicked
Therefore justice comes out
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 119:126
It is time for Jehovah to act. They have broken your law.
Ezekiel 9:9
He answered me: The wickedness of the nations of Israel and Judah is terrible! The land is filled with murder, and the city is filled with wrongdoing. They think that Jehovah has abandoned the land and that he does not see.
Job 21:7
Why do the wicked live on, reach old age, and become mighty in power?
Psalm 58:1-2
([Psalm of David]) Do you indeed speak righteousness, you silent ones (O you God-like ones)? Do you judge uprightly, you sons of men?
Isaiah 1:21-23
How the faithful town has become a prostitute! She was full of justice, and righteousness lived in her. But now murderers live there!
Isaiah 5:20
You are doomed! You call evil good and you call good evil. You turn darkness into light and light into darkness. You make what is bitter, sweet, and what is sweet you make bitter.
Jeremiah 12:1
Jehovah, if I argued my case with you, you would prove to be right. Indeed, I must question you about matters of justice. Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why do dishonest people succeed with impunity?
Exodus 23:2
Do not follow the majority to do wrong. Do not give testimony that perverts justice.
Exodus 23:6
Do not deny justice to a poor person at his trial.
Deuteronomy 16:19
Never pervert justice. Always be impartial. Never take a bribe, because bribes blind wise people and deny justice to those who are in the right.
1 Kings 21:13
The two good-for-nothing persons came in and took their seats before him and gave witness against Naboth, in front of the people. They said: Naboth has been cursing God and the king. Then they took him outside the town and had him stoned to death.
Psalm 11:3
What can a righteous person do when the foundations of life are destroyed?
Psalm 22:16
Dogs have surrounded me. A mob has encircled me. They have pierced my hands and feet.
Psalm 59:2
Deliver me from troublemakers. Save me from bloodthirsty people.
Psalm 59:4
And not because any sin or any guilt on my part. They hurry to take positions against me. Wake up, and help me; see for yourself.
Psalm 82:1-5
([Psalm of Asaph]) God stands in the congregation of the mighty. He pronounces judgment among the god-like ones: (John 10:35)
Psalm 94:3
O Jehovah, how long shall the wicked exult?
Psalm 94:20-21
Can wicked rulers be allied with you? They frame mischief by decree (the law).
Isaiah 59:2-8
But your wrongs have separated you from your God. Your sins have made him hide his face so that he does not even hear you.
Isaiah 59:13-15
We rebelled and denied Jehovah. We turned away from our God. We spoke about oppression and revolt. We conceived and uttered lies in our hearts.
Jeremiah 5:27-29
Like cages filled with birds, their houses are filled with deceit. That is why they become powerful and rich.
Jeremiah 12:6
Even your relatives, members of your own family, have betrayed you. They join in the attacks against you. Do not trust them, even though they speak friendly words.
Jeremiah 26:8
As soon as I had finished saying all that Jehovah commanded me to say, they grabbed me and shouted: You ought to be killed for this!
Jeremiah 26:21-23
When King Jehoiakim and all his personal troops and officials heard what Uriah said the king wanted to put him to death. But Uriah heard about it and fled in fear to Egypt.
Jeremiah 37:14-16
Jeremiah answered: That is not true! I am not deserting to the Babylonians. But Irijah would not listen to him. Irijah arrested Jeremiah and took him to the officials.
Jeremiah 38:4-6
The officials went to the king and said: This man must be put to death. By talking like this he is making the soldiers in the city lose their courage. He is doing the same thing to everyone else left in the city. He is not trying to help the people. He only wants to hurt them.
Ezekiel 22:25-30
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured lives. They have taken treasure and precious things. They have made many widows in the midst of her.
Hosea 10:4
They utter empty words and make false promises and useless treaties. Justice has become injustice, growing like poisonous weeds in a plowed field.
Amos 5:7
You who turn justice to wormwood (a curse), and cast righteousness down to the earth
Amos 5:12
I know you have many transgressions and your sins are great. You afflict the righteous. You take bribes. You refuse to help the needy at the gate.
Micah 2:1-2
Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning comes they do it because they are able to (it is in the power of their hands).
Micah 3:1-3
I said: Please listen, you heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not your responsibility to know justice?
Micah 7:2-4
The godly (loyal) (holy) man has perished from the earth. There is none upright among men! They all lie in wait for blood. Every man hunts his own brother with a net.
Matthew 23:34-36
Look! I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will torture and kill. Others you will torment and persecute from city to city.
Matthew 26:59-66
The chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus. They wanted to put him to death.
Matthew 27:1-2
It was morning. The chief priests and those in authority conspired to put Jesus to death.
Matthew 27:25-26
The people answered: Let his blood be on us, and on our children.
Mark 7:9
You totally reject the commandment of God that you may keep your tradition.
Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets have your fathers not persecuted? They killed those who announced in advance the coming of the righteous one whom you have betrayed and murdered.
Acts 7:59
They stoned Stephen. He called out: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!
Acts 23:12-14
When day arrived some of the Jews came together and united with an oath saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
Romans 3:31
Do we nullify the law through faith? No we do not! In fact, we establish (continue) (stand by) (uphold) the law.
James 2:6-7
You have dishonored the poor man. Do the rich oppress you, and personally drag you into court?