Habakkuk 1:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Laws cannot be enforced; justice is always the loser; criminals crowd out honest people and twist the laws around.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:13

The two liars came in and sat facing Naboth. Then they accused him of cursing God and the king, so the people dragged Naboth outside and stoned him to death.

Job 21:7

Why do evil people live so long and gain such power?

Psalm 11:3

What can an honest person do when everything crumbles?”

Psalm 119:126

Do something, LORD! They have broken your Law.

Psalm 22:12

Enemies are all around like a herd of wild bulls. Powerful bulls from Bashan are everywhere.

Psalm 22:16

Brutal enemies attack me like a pack of dogs, tearing at my hands and my feet.

Psalm 59:2

Keep me safe from brutal people who want to kill me.

Psalm 59:4

But they are ready to attack. Do something! Help me! Look at what's happening.

Psalm 94:3

How long will the wicked celebrate and be glad?

Exodus 23:2

Always tell the truth in court, even if everyone else is dishonest and stands in the way of justice.

Exodus 23:6

Make sure that the poor are given equal justice in court.

Isaiah 5:20

You are headed for trouble! You say wrong is right, darkness is light, and bitter is sweet.

Isaiah 59:12

How often have we sinned and turned against you, the LORD God? Our sins condemn us! We have done wrong.

Jeremiah 12:1

Whenever I complain to you, LORD, you are always fair. But now I have questions about your justice. Why is life easy for sinners? Why are they successful?

Jeremiah 12:6

Even your own family has turned against you. They act friendly, but don't trust them. They're out to get you, and so is everyone else.

Jeremiah 26:8

and as soon as I finished, they all crowded around me and started shouting, “Why did you preach that the LORD will destroy this temple, just as he destroyed Shiloh? Why did you say that Jerusalem will be empty and lie in ruins? You ought to be put to death for saying such things in the LORD's name!” Then they had me arrested.

Jeremiah 8:7

Storks, doves, swallows, and thrushes all know when it's time to fly away for the winter and when to come back. But you, my people, don't know what I demand.

Ezekiel 9:9

The LORD answered, “The people of Israel and Judah have done horrible things. Their country is filled with murderers, and Jerusalem itself is filled with violence. They think that I have deserted them, and that I can't see what they are doing.

Hosea 10:4

Israel, you break treaties and don't keep promises; you turn justice into poisonous weeds where healthy plants should grow.

Amos 5:12

I am the LORD, and I know your terrible sins. You cheat honest people and take bribes; you rob the poor of justice.

Amos 5:7

You people are doomed! You twist the truth and trample on justice.

Mark 7:9

You are good at rejecting God's commands so that you can follow your own teachings!

Acts 7:52

Is there one prophet that your ancestors didn't ill-treat? They killed the prophets who told about the coming of the One Who Obeys God. And now you have turned against him and killed him.

Acts 7:59

As Stephen was being stoned to death, he called out, “Lord Jesus, please welcome me!”

Romans 3:31

Do we destroy the Law by our faith? Not at all! We make it even more powerful.