Parallel HAB 1:3

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OEB Why do you make me look upon wickedness
 ⇔ and behold trouble?
 ⇔ Destruction and violence are before my eyes,
 ⇔ and fighting and quarrelling.

WEBBE Why do you show me iniquity, and look at perversity? For destruction and violence are before me. There is strife, and contention rises up.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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.

LSV Why 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,

FBV Why do you force me to see this wickedness and suffering? Why do you just observe such destruction and violence? Arguments and fighting happen right in front of me!

T4T ◄Must I/I do not want to► continue seeing people doing what is unjust [RHQ].
 ⇔ Why do you not punish people who are doing what is wrong [RHQ]?
 ⇔ I see people destroying things and acting violently.
 ⇔ There is fighting and quarreling everywhere.

LEB   • Why do you cause me to see evil while you look at trouble?
 •  Destruction and violence happen before me;
  •  contention and strife arise.

BBE Why do you make me see evil-doing, and why are my eyes fixed on wrong? for wasting and violent acts are before me: and there is fighting and bitter argument.

Moff No Moff HAB book available

JPS Why dost Thou show me iniquity, and beholdest mischief? And why are spoiling and violence before me? so that there is strife, and contention ariseth.

ASV 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.

DRA Why hast thou shewn me iniquity and grievance, to see rapine and injustice before me? and there is a judgment, but opposition is more powerful.

YLT 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,

Drby Why dost thou cause me to see iniquity, and lookest thou upon grievance? For spoiling and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention riseth up.

RV 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.
   (Why dost/do thou/you show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there is strife, and contention riseth/rises up. )

SLT 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
   (Why dost/do thou/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. )

KJB-1611 Why doest thou shew me iniquity, & cause me to behold grieuance? for spoiling and violence are before me: & there are that raise vp strife and contention.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Why doest thou shew me iniquitie, and cause me to beholde sorowe? for spoyling and violence are before me, & there are that rayse vp stryfe and contention,
   (Why dost/do thou/you show me iniquity, and cause me to behold sorrow? for spoiling and violence are before me, and there are that raise up strife and contention,)

Gnva Why doest thou shewe mee iniquitie, and cause me to beholde sorowe? for spoyling, and violence are before me: and there are that rayse vp strife and contention.
   (Why dost/do thou/you show me iniquity, and cause me to behold sorrow? for spoiling, and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention. )

Cvdl Why lettest thou me se weerynesse and laboure? Tyrany and violence are before me, power ouergoeth right:
   (Why lettest thou/you me see weariness and labour? Tyranny and violence are before me, power overgoeth right:)

Wycl Whi schewidist thou to me wickidnesse and trauel, for to se prey and vnriytwisnesse ayens me? Whi biholdist thou dispiseris, and art stille, the while an vnpitouse man defoulith a riytfulere than hym silf? And thou schalt make men as fischis of the see, and as crepynge thingis not hauynge a ledere; and doom is maad, and ayenseiyng is more miyti.
   (Why showed thou/you to me wickedness and travel, for to see prey and unrighteousness against me? Why behold thou/you despiseris, and art still, the while an unpitouse man defileth/defiles a rightfulere than himself? And thou/you shalt/shall make men as fishes of the see, and as creeping things not having a ledere; and judgement is made, and againsteiing is more miyti.)

Luth Warum lässest du mich sehen Mühe und Arbeit? Warum zeigest du mir Raub und Frevel um mich? Es gehet Gewalt über Recht.
   (Why let you(sg) me see effort/trouble and work/job? Why showst you(sg) to_me plunder and sacrilege around/by/for me? It goes violence above law/right.)

ClVg Quare ostendisti mihi iniquitatem et laborem, videre prædam et injustitiam contra me? Et factum est judicium, et contradictio potentior.
   (Why showsti to_me iniquity and work, seere loot and injustice on_the_contrary me? And done it_is judgement, and contradictio powerfulor. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT HAB book available