Habakkuk 1:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHabakkuk 1:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
טְה֤וֹר
ṭᵉhôwr
H2890
purity
עֵינַ֨יִם֙
ʻayin
H5869
eye
מֵרְא֣וֹת
râʼâh
H7200
to see
רָ֔ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
וְהַבִּ֥יט
nâbaṭ
H5027
to look
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עָמָ֖ל
ʻâmâl
H5999
toil
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תוּכָ֑ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לָ֤מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
תַבִּיט֙
nâbaṭ
H5027
to look
בּֽוֹגְדִ֔ים
bâgad
H898
to betray
תַּחֲרִ֕ישׁ
chârash
H2790
to plough
בְּבַלַּ֥ע
bâlaʻ
H1104
to swallow up
רָשָׁ֖ע
râshâʻ
H7563
wicked
צַדִּ֥יק
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
מִמֶּֽנּוּ
min
H4480
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World English Bible Public Domain
You who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who cannot look on perversity, why do you tolerate those who deal treacherously, and keep silent when the wicked swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,
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King James Version Public Domain
Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Your eyes are pure from seeing evil, and you are not able to look at trouble. Why do you look at treacherous ones, keep silent when the wicked devours more righteous than him?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).