Habakkuk 1:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.”
Habakkuk 1:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Habakkuk 1:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Habakkuk 1:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice comes out perverted.”
Habakkuk 1:4 — World English Bible
Habakkuk 1:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted. ”
Habakkuk 1:4 — American Standard Version
Habakkuk 1:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Therefore doth law cease, And judgment doth not go forth for ever, For the wicked is compassing the righteous, Therefore wrong judgment goeth forth.”
Habakkuk 1:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Habakkuk 1:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Therefore the law is powerless, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked encompasseth the righteous; therefore judgment goeth forth perverted. ”
Habakkuk 1:4 — Darby Translation
Habakkuk 1:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore the Lawe is dissolued, and iudgement doeth neuer go forth: for the wicked doeth compasse about the righteous: therefore wrong iudgement proceedeth.”
Habakkuk 1:4 — Geneva Bible
Habakkuk 1:4 in Context — Habakkuk 1
2 O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!
3 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
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 marvellously: 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 theirs.
What Does Habakkuk 1:4 Mean?
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