Parallel HAB 1:3

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BSB Why do You make me see iniquity?
⇔ Why do You tolerate wrongdoing?
 ⇔ Destruction and violence are before me.
⇔ Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.

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

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

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  •  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.

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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,

DBY 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.

WBS 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.

KJB 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 thou/you 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.)

BB 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 doest thou/you shew me iniquitie, and cause me to behold sorowe? for spoyling and violence are before me, and there are that raise up strife and contention,)

GNV 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 doest thou/you show mee iniquitie, and cause me to behold sorowe? for spoyling, and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.)

CB Why lettest thou me se weerynesse and laboure? Tyrany and violence are before me, power ouergoeth right:
  (Why lettest thou/you me see wearynesse and laboure? Tyrany and violence are before me, power ouergoeth right:)

WYC 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.
  (Whi showedist thou/you to me wickednesse and trauel, for to see prey and unrighteousness against me? Whi behold thou/you dispiseris, and art stille, the while an unpitouse man defoulith a riytfulere than himself? And thou/you schalt make men as fishes of the see, and as crepynge things not having a ledere; and doom is made, and againsteiyng is more mighty.)

LUT Warum lässest du mich sehen Mühe und Arbeit? Warum zeigest du mir Raub und Frevel um mich? Es gehet Gewalt über Recht.
  (Warum lässest you me see Mühe and Arbeit? Warum zeigest you to_me Raub and Frevel around/by/for mich? It gehet Gewalt above Recht.)

CLV Quare ostendisti mihi iniquitatem et laborem, videre prædam et injustitiam contra me? Et factum est judicium, et contradictio potentior.
  (Quare ostendisti mihi iniquitatem and laborem, videre prædam and injustitiam contra me? And factum it_is yudicium, and contradictio potentior.)

BRN Wherefore hast thou shewn me troubles and griefs to look upon, misery and ungodliness? judgment is before me, and the judge receives a reward.

BrLXX Ἱνατί ἔδειξάς μοι κόπους καὶ πόνους ἐπιβλέπειν, ταλαιπωρίαν καὶ ἀσέβειαν; ἐξεναντίας μου γέγονε κρίσις, καὶ ὁ κριτὴς λαμβάνει·
  (Hinati edeixas moi kopous kai ponous epiblepein, talaipōrian kai asebeian? exenantias mou gegone krisis, kai ho kritaʸs lambanei;)