Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. New Living Translation Must I forever see these evil deeds? Why must I watch all this misery? Wherever I look, I see destruction and violence. I am surrounded by people who love to argue and fight. English Standard Version Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. Berean Standard Bible Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Why do You show me iniquity, And cause me to see trouble? For plundering and violence are before me; There is strife, and contention arises. New American Standard Bible Why do You make me see disaster, And make me look at destitution? Yes, devastation and violence are before me; Strife exists and contention arises. NASB 1995 Why do You make me see iniquity, And cause me to look on wickedness? Yes, destruction and violence are before me; Strife exists and contention arises. NASB 1977 Why dost Thou make me see iniquity, And cause me to look on wickedness? Yes, destruction and violence are before me; Strife exists and contention arises. Legacy Standard Bible Why do You make me see wickedness And cause me to look on trouble? Indeed, devastation and violence are before me; And there is strife, and contention is lifted up. Amplified Bible Why do You make me see iniquity, And cause me to look on wickedness? For destruction and violence are before me; Strife continues and contention arises. Christian Standard Bible Why do you force me to look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Oppression and violence are right in front of me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates. Holman Christian Standard Bible Why do You force me to look at injustice? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Oppression and violence are right in front of me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates. American Standard Version Why dost thou show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention riseth up. Contemporary English Version Why do you make me watch such terrible injustice? Why do you allow violence, lawlessness, crime, and cruelty to spread everywhere? English Revised Version Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there is strife, and contention riseth up. GOD'S WORD® Translation Why do you make me see wrongdoing? And why do you watch wickedness? Destruction and violence are in front of me. Quarrels and disputes arise. Good News Translation Why do you make me see such trouble? How can you stand to look on such wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are all around me, and there is fighting and quarreling everywhere. International Standard Version Why are you forcing me to look at iniquity and to stare at wickedness? Social havoc and oppression are all around me; there are legal conflicts, and disputes abound. Majority Standard Bible Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds. NET Bible Why do you force me to witness injustice? Why do you put up with wrongdoing? Destruction and violence confront me; conflict is present and one must endure strife. New Heart English Bible Why do you show me iniquity, and look at perversity? For destruction and violence are before me. There is strife, and contention rises up. Webster's Bible Translation Why dost thou show me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for devastation and violence are before me: and there are that raise strife and contention. World English Bible Why do you show me iniquity, and look at perversity? For destruction and violence are before me. There is strife, and contention rises up. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhy do You show me iniquity, "" And cause [me] to behold perversity? And spoiling and violence [are] before me, "" And there is strife, and contention lifts [itself] up, Young's Literal Translation Why dost Thou shew me iniquity, And perversity dost cause to behold? And spoiling and violence are before me, And there is strife, and contention doth lift itself up, Smith's Literal Translation Wherefore wilt thou cause me to see vanity and cause me to look at labor? and oppression and violence before me, and there will be contention, and strife will be raised up. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhy hast thou shewn me iniquity and grievance, to see rapine and injustice before me? and there is a judgment, but opposition is more powerful. Catholic Public Domain Version Why have you revealed to me iniquity and hardship, to see plunder and injustice opposite me? And there has been judgment, but the opposition is more powerful. New American Bible Why do you let me see iniquity? why do you simply gaze at evil? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife and discord. New Revised Standard Version Why do you make me see wrongdoing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhy dost thou show me iniquity and deceit? For I see violence and evil; justice was on my side, but the judge accepted bribes. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Why have you shown me evil and deceit, and I see plunder and evil? Judgment was before me and the Judge accepts a bribe OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Why dost Thou show me iniquity, And beholdest mischief? And why are spoiling and violence before me? So that there is strife, and contention ariseth. Brenton Septuagint Translation Wherefore hast thou shown me troubles and griefs to look upon, misery and ungodliness? judgment is before me, and the judge receives a reward. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Habakkuk's Complaint…2How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save? 3Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds. 4Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.… Cross References Jeremiah 12:1 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? Psalm 73:3-5 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. / They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. / They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. Job 21:7-9 Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power? / Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes. / Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them. Psalm 37:1-2 Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong. / For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants. Ecclesiastes 8:14 There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile. Psalm 10:1-2 Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble? / In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise. Jeremiah 5:26-28 For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. / They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy. Isaiah 59:14-15 So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter. / Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice. Micah 7:2-4 The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. / Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together. / The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion. Psalm 94:3-4 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult? / They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast. Malachi 2:17 You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?” Lamentations 3:34-36 To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land, / to deny a man justice before the Most High, / to subvert a man in his lawsuit—of these the Lord does not approve. Isaiah 1:21-23 See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! / Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water. / Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them. Matthew 24:12 Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. Romans 1:28-32 Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ... Treasury of Scripture Why do you show me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention. Psalm 12:1,2 To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men… Psalm 55:9-11 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city… Psalm 73:3-9 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked… Jump to Previous Abounds Acts Arise Arises Ariseth Beholdest Bitter Cause Conflict Contention Destruction Devastation Evil-Doing Exists Eyes Fighting Fixed Grievance Iniquity Injustice Itself Lift Mischief Perversity Raise Rises Riseth Shew Show Spoiling Strife Tolerate Trouble Violence Violent Wasting Wickedness Wrong WrongsJump to Next Abounds Acts Arise Arises Ariseth Beholdest Bitter Cause Conflict Contention Destruction Devastation Evil-Doing Exists Eyes Fighting Fixed Grievance Iniquity Injustice Itself Lift Mischief Perversity Raise Rises Riseth Shew Show Spoiling Strife Tolerate Trouble Violence Violent Wasting Wickedness Wrong WrongsHabakkuk 1 1. Unto Habakkuk, complaining of the iniquity of the land,5. is shown the fearful vengeance by the Chaldeans. 12. He complains that vengeance should be executed by them who are far worse. Why do You make me see iniquity? The Hebrew word for "iniquity" here is "עָוֶל" (avel), which conveys a sense of moral perversity and injustice. Habakkuk is expressing a deep lament, questioning why God allows him to witness such moral corruption. This reflects a common theme in the prophetic literature where the prophets are burdened with the vision of the people's sins. Theologically, this question underscores the tension between God's holiness and the presence of sin in the world, a tension that believers often grapple with. Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whyלָ֣מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what do You make me see תַרְאֵ֤נִי (ṯar·’ê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see iniquity? אָ֙וֶן֙ (’ā·wen) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 205: Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol Why do You tolerate תַּבִּ֔יט (tab·bîṭ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5027: To scan, look intently at, to regard wrongdoing? וְעָמָ֣ל (wə·‘ā·māl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind Destruction וְשֹׁ֥ד (wə·šōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7701: Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin and violence וְחָמָ֖ס (wə·ḥā·mās) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain [are] before me. לְנֶגְדִּ֑י (lə·neḡ·dî) Preposition-l | first person common singular Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before Strife רִ֦יב (rîḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7379: Strife, dispute is ongoing, וַיְהִ֧י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be and conflict וּמָד֖וֹן (ū·mā·ḏō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4066: A contest, quarrel abounds. יִשָּֽׂא׃ (yiś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take Links Habakkuk 1:3 NIVHabakkuk 1:3 NLT Habakkuk 1:3 ESV Habakkuk 1:3 NASB Habakkuk 1:3 KJV Habakkuk 1:3 BibleApps.com Habakkuk 1:3 Biblia Paralela Habakkuk 1:3 Chinese Bible Habakkuk 1:3 French Bible Habakkuk 1:3 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Habakkuk 1:3 Why do you show me iniquity (Hab Hb) |
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