Habakkuk 1:3-5
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 Why do You make me (A)see iniquity,
And cause me to look on wickedness?
Yes, (B)destruction and violence are before me;
(C)Strife exists and contention arises.
4 Therefore the (D)law is [a]ignored
And justice [b]is never upheld.
For the wicked (E)surround the righteous;
Therefore justice comes out (F)perverted.
5 “(G)Look among the nations! Observe!
Be astonished! (H)Wonder!
Because I am doing (I)something in your days—
You would not believe if [c]you were told.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:4 Or ineffective; lit numbed
- Habakkuk 1:4 Lit never goes forth
- Habakkuk 1:5 Lit it
Habakkuk 1:3-5
New International Version
3 Why 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.
4 Therefore the law(E) is paralyzed,
and justice never prevails.
The wicked hem in the righteous,
so that justice(F) is perverted.(G)
The Lord’s Answer
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