Habakkuk 1:3-4

New International Version

³Why do you make me look at injustice?
    Why do you tolerate^(A) wrongdoing?^(B)
Destruction and violence^(C) are before me;
    there is strife,^(D) and conflict abounds.
⁴Therefore the law^(E) is paralyzed,
    and justice never prevails.
The wicked hem in the righteous,
    so that justice^(F) is perverted.^(G)

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Habakkuk 1:3-4

English Standard Version

³^(A)Why do you make me see iniquity,
    and why do you idly look at wrong?
Destruction ^(B)and violence are before me;
    strife and contention arise.
⁴^(C)So the law is paralyzed,
    and justice never goes forth.
^(D)For the wicked surround the righteous;
    so justice goes forth perverted.

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Habakkuk 1:3-4

New American Standard Bible

³Why do You make me ^(A)see disaster,
And make me look at destitution?
Yes, ^(B)devastation and violence are before me;
^(C)Strife exists and contention arises.
⁴Therefore the ^(D)Law ^[a]is ignored,
And justice ^[b]is never upheld.
For the wicked ^(E)surround the righteous;
Therefore justice comes out ^(F)confused.

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Footnotes

Habakkuk 1:4 Or is ineffective; lit turns cold
Habakkuk 1:4 Lit never goes forth

Habakkuk 1:3-4

New King James Version

³Why do You show me iniquity,
And cause me to see ^[a]trouble?
For plundering and violence are before me;
There is strife, and contention arises.
⁴Therefore the law is powerless,
And justice never goes forth.
For the ^(A)wicked surround the righteous;
Therefore perverse judgment proceeds.