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Habakkuk 1:4-6
New International Version
Habakkuk 1:4-6
New International Version
4 Therefore the law(A) is paralyzed,
and justice never prevails.
The wicked hem in the righteous,
so that justice(B) is perverted.(C)
The Lord’s Answer
5 “Look at the nations and watch—
and be utterly amazed.(D)
For I am going to do something in your days
that you would not believe,
even if you were told.(E)
6 I am raising up the Babylonians,[a](F)
that ruthless and impetuous people,
who sweep across the whole earth(G)
to seize dwellings not their own.(H)
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:6 Or Chaldeans
Habakkuk 1:4-6
King James Version
Habakkuk 1:4-6
King James Version
4 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
5 Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvelously: for I will work a work in your days which ye will not believe, though it be told you.
6 For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not their's.
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Habakkuk 1:4-6
English Standard Version
Habakkuk 1:4-6
English Standard Version
4 (A)So the law is paralyzed,
and justice never goes forth.
(B)For the wicked surround the righteous;
so justice goes forth perverted.
The Lord's Answer
5 (C)“Look among the nations, and see;
wonder and be astounded.
(D)For I am doing a work in your days
that you would not believe if told.
6 For behold, (E)I am raising up the Chaldeans,
that bitter and hasty nation,
(F)who march through the breadth of the earth,
(G)to seize dwellings not their own.
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