Verse List for HAB 1:4

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OET (OET-RV) That’s why the law is paralysed and why justice doesn’t prevail— ⇔ because those who do good are surrounded by wicked people, so justice gets perverted.

OET-LV Therefore yes/correct/thus/so the_law it _grows _numb and_not it _comes _forth to_perpetuity justice if/because the_wicked is_surrounding DOM the _righteous_person therefore yes/correct/thus/so justice it _comes _forth perverted.

ULT Therefore the law weakens, and justice does not go forth to perpetuity. ⇔  For the wicked surrounds the righteous, therefore justice goes forth perverted.”

UST No one obeys your instruction, ⇔  and judges never decide cases fairly. ⇔ Wicked people always defeat righteous people in the courts, ⇔  so that no one ever gets justice.”

BSB & MSB Therefore the law is paralyzed, ⇔  and justice never goes forth. ⇔ For the wicked hem in the righteous, ⇔  so that justice is perverted.

OEB ⇔  Therefore the law is weak, ⇔  and justice is never rendered; ⇔ for the wicked surround the righteous, ⇔  so that justice is perverted.

WEBBE & WMBB Therefore the law is paralysed, and justice never prevails; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice comes out perverted.

NET 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.

LSV Therefore law ceases,
And judgment does not go forth forever,
For the wicked is surrounding the righteous,
Therefore wrong judgment goes forth.

FBV As a result the law is paralyzed, and justice never wins. The wicked crowd out those who do right so that the course of justice is perverted.

T4T No one obeys laws [PRS], ⇔  and judges [PRS] never do what is fair/just. ⇔ Wicked people always defeat righteous people in the courts, ⇔  with the result that matters are never decided fairly/justly.”

LEB • Therefore the law is paralyzed,
• and justice does not go forth perpetually.[fn]
• For the wicked surround the righteous;
• therefore justice goes forth perverted.

BBE For this reason the law is feeble and decisions are not effected: for the upright man is circled round by evil-doers; because of which right is twisted.

Moff and so Law is benumbed, ⇔ justice is never in action-- ⇔ for evil men hamper the just, ⇔ till justice goes awry.

JPS Therefore the law is slacked, and right doth never go forth; for the wicked doth beset the righteous; therefore right goeth forth perverted.

ASV Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted.

DRA Therefore the law is torn in pieces, and judgment cometh not to the end: because the wicked prevaileth against the just, therefore wrong judgment goeth forth.

YLT Therefore doth law cease, And judgment doth not go forth for ever, For the wicked is compassing the righteous, Therefore wrong judgment goeth forth.

Drby Therefore the law is powerless, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked encompasseth the righteous; therefore judgment goeth forth perverted.

RV Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore judgment goeth forth perverted.
(Therefore the law is slackd, and judgement doeth/does never go forth: for the wicked doeth/does compass/all_around about the righteous; therefore judgement goeth/goes forth perverted.)

SLT For this, the law will be slack, and judgment will not go forth forever: for the unjust surrounds the just; for this perverted judgment will go forth.

Wbstr Therefore the law is slackened, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth encompass the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

KJB-1769 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.[fn]
(Therefore the law is slackd, and judgement doeth/does never go forth: for the wicked doeth/does compass/all_around about the righteous; therefore wrong judgement proceedeth/proceeds.)

KJB-1611 Therefore the Lawe is slacked, and iudgement doeth neuer goe foorth: for the wicked doeth compasse about the righteous: therfore [fn]wrong iudgement proceedeth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps Therfore the law is dissolued, & iudgement doth neuer go foorth: for the wicked doth compasse about the righteous, therfore wrong iudgement proceedeth.
(Therefore the law is dissolved, and judgement doeth/does never go forth: for the wicked doeth/does compass/all_around about the righteous, therefore wrong judgement proceedeth/proceeds.)

Gnva Therefore the Lawe is dissolued, and iudgement doeth neuer go forth: for the wicked doeth compasse about the righteous: therefore wrong iudgement proceedeth.
(Therefore the Law is dissolved, and judgement doeth/does never go forth: for the wicked doeth/does compass/all_around about the righteous: therefore wrong judgement proceedeth/proceeds.)

Cvdl for the lawe is torne in peces, and there can no right iudgment go forth. And why? the vngodly is more set by then the rightuous: this is the cause, yt wronge iudgment procedeth.
(for the law is torn in pieces, and there can no right judgement go forth. And why? the ungodly is more set by then the righteous: this is the cause, it wrong judgement procedeth.)

Wycl For this thing lawe is `to-brokun, and doom cometh not til to the ende; for the vnpitouse man hath miyt ayens the iust, therfor weiward doom schal go out.
(For this thing law is to-brokun, and judgement cometh/comes not till to the end; for the impious/wicked man hath/has might against the just, therefore wayward judgement shall go out.)

Luth Darum gehet es gar anders denn recht und kann keine rechte Sache gewinnen; denn der GOttlose übervorteilt den Gerechten, darum gehen verkehrte Urteile.
(Therefore goes it even different because/than right and can no right matter win/gain(v); because/than the/of_the godless_(ones) abovevorteilt the righteous_(ones), therefore go wrong judgements.)

ClVg Propter hoc lacerata est lex, et non pervenit usque ad finem judicium; quia impius prævalet adversus justum, propterea egreditur judicium perversum.
(Because this lacerata it_is the_law, and not/no arrived until to the_end judgement; because impious/ungodly prevail against just, therefore goes_out judgement perversum.)

UHB עַל־כֵּן֙ תָּפ֣וּג תּוֹרָ֔ה וְ⁠לֹֽא־יֵצֵ֥א לָ⁠נֶ֖צַח מִשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּ֤י רָשָׁע֙ מַכְתִּ֣יר אֶת־הַ⁠צַּדִּ֔יק עַל־כֵּ֛ן יֵצֵ֥א מִשְׁפָּ֖ט מְעֻקָּֽל׃ ‡

BrLXX Διατοῦτο διεσκέδασται νόμος, καὶ οὐ διεξάγεται εἰς τέλος κρίμα, ὅτι ἀσεβὴς καταδυναστεύει τὸν δίκαιον, ἕνεκεν τούτου ἐξελεύσεται τὸ κρίμα διεστραμμένον.

BrTr Therefore the law is frustrated, and judgment proceeds not effectually, for the ungodly man prevails over the just; therefore perverse judgment will proceed.