Therefore the law is frustrated, and judgment proceeds not effectually, for the ungodly [man] prevails over the just; therefore perverse judgment will proceed.
KJV
Habakkuk 1:4
Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
Parallel Translations
Therefore the law is frustrated, and judgment proceeds not effectually, for the ungodly [man] prevails over the just; therefore perverse judgment will proceed.
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice comes out perverted.
Cross References
Job 21:7Psalms 94:20–21Psalms 119:126Isaiah 1:21–23Ezekiel 9:9Jeremiah 12:1Isaiah 59:13–15Isaiah 5:20Psalms 58:1–2Exodus 23:6Amos 5:12Hosea 10:4Deuteronomy 16:19Ezekiel 22:25–30Exodus 23:2
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