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KJV Lexicon Therefore the lawtowrah (to-raw') a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law. is slacked puwg (poog) to be sluggish -- cease, be feeble, faint, be slacked. and judgment mishpat (mish-pawt') a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective doth never netsach (neh'-tsakh) a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view) go forth yatsa' (yaw-tsaw') to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim. for the wicked rasha` (raw-shaw') morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong. doth compass kathar (kaw-thar') to enclose; hence (in a friendly sense) to crown, (in a hostile one) to besiege; also to wait (as restraining oneself) about the righteous tsaddiyq (tsad-deek') just -- just, lawful, righteous (man). therefore wrong `aqal (aw-kal') to wrest -- wrong. judgment mishpat (mish-pawt') a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective proceedeth yatsa' (yaw-tsaw') to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Therefore the law is ignored And justice is never upheld. For the wicked surround the righteous; Therefore justice comes out perverted. King James Bible Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth. Holman Christian Standard Bible This is why the law is ineffective and justice never emerges. For the wicked restrict the righteous; therefore, justice comes out perverted. International Standard Version Therefore, the Law has become paralyzed, and justice never comes about. Because criminals outnumber the righteous, whenever judgments are issued, they come out crooked." NET Bible For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted. GOD'S WORD® Translation That is why your teaching is numbed, and justice is never carried out. Wicked people surround righteous people so that when justice is carried out, it's perverted. King James 2000 Bible Therefore the law is slacked, and justice does never go forth: for the wicked does surround the righteous; therefore perverse judgment proceeds. Links Habakkuk 1:4Habakkuk 1:4 NIV Habakkuk 1:4 NLT Habakkuk 1:4 ESV Habakkuk 1:4 NASB Habakkuk 1:4 KJV |
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