Habakkuk 1:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHabakkuk 1:4 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 →
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּן֙
kên
H3651
thus
תָּפ֣וּג
pûwg
H6313
to faint
תּוֹרָ֔ה
tôwrâh
H8451
law
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֵצֵ֥א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
לָנֶ֖צַח
netsach
H5331
perpetuity
מִשְׁפָּ֑ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
רָשָׁע֙
râshâʻ
H7563
wicked
מַכְתִּ֣יר
kâthar
H3803
to surround
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַצַּדִּ֔יק
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֛ן
kên
H3651
thus
יֵצֵ֥א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מִשְׁפָּ֖ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
מְעֻקָּֽל
ʻâqal
H6127
to bend
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore the law weakens, and justice does not go forth to perpetuity. For the wicked surrounds the righteous, therefore justice goes forth perverted.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).