Habakkuk 1:4 - Catholic Public Domain VersionBecause of this, the law has been torn apart, and judgment does not persevere to its conclusion. For the impious prevail against the just. Because of this, a perverse judgment is issued. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionTherefore the law is slackened and justice and a righteous sentence never go forth, for the [hostility of the] wicked surrounds the [uncompromisingly] righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted. See the chapterCommon English BibleThe Instruction is ineffective. Justice does not endure because the wicked surround the righteous. Justice becomes warped. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionTherefore 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. See the chapter |