Habakkuk 1:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The law is weak and not fair to people. Evil people win their fights against good people. So the law is no longer fair, and justice does not win anymore.

Cross References

Psalm 119:126

Lord, it is time for you to do something. The people do what is against your teachings.

Job 21:7

Why do evil people live long lives? Why do they grow old and successful?

Jeremiah 12:1

Lord, if I argue with you, you are always right. But I want to ask you about some things that don’t seem right. Why are wicked people successful? Why do people you cannot trust have such easy lives?

Ezekiel 9:9

He said, “The family of Israel and Judah has committed many terrible sins! People are being murdered everywhere in this country, and the city is filled with crime. That is because the people say to themselves, ‘The Lord has left this country. The Lord cannot see what we are doing.’

Amos 5:12

This is because I know about your many sins. You have done some very bad things: You hurt people who do right, you accept money to do wrong, and you keep the poor from receiving justice in court.

Hosea 10:4

They make promises, but they are only telling lies. They don’t keep their promises. They make agreements with other countries. God does not like those agreements. The judges are like poisonous weeds growing in a plowed field.

Isaiah 5:20

Look at those people! They say good is bad and bad is good. They think light is dark and dark is light. They think sour is sweet and sweet is sour.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You must always be fair. You must not favor some people over other people. You must not take money to change your mind in judgment. Money blinds the eyes of wise people and changes what a good person will say.

Exodus 23:6

“In court, don’t let anyone take advantage of a person simply because that person is poor.

Exodus 23:2

“Don’t do something just because everyone else is doing it. If you see a group of people doing wrong, don’t join them. You must not let them persuade you to do wrong things—you must do what is right and fair.

Romans 3:31

So do we destroy the law by following the way of faith? Not at all! In fact, faith causes us to be what the law actually wants.

Acts 7:59

As they were throwing the stones at him, Stephen was praying. He said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

Acts 7:52

They persecuted every prophet who ever lived. They even killed those who long ago said that the Righteous One would come. And now you have turned against that Righteous One and killed him.

Mark 7:9

Then he said, “You show great skill in avoiding the commands of God so that you can follow your own teachings!

Psalm 94:3

Lord, how long will the wicked have their fun? How much longer?

Psalm 59:4

I have done nothing wrong, but they are rushing to attack me. Come and see for yourself!

Psalm 59:2

Save me from those who do wrong. Save me from those murderers.

Amos 5:7

You should go to the Lord for help. He is the one who made the Pleiades and Orion. He changes darkness into the morning light. He changes the day into the dark night. He calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the earth. His name is YAHWEH! He keeps one strong city safe, and he lets another strong city be destroyed.” You change justice to poison. You throw away fairness like trash.

Jeremiah 26:8

Jeremiah finished speaking everything the Lord had commanded him to say to the people. Then the priests, the prophets, and all the people grabbed Jeremiah. They said, “You will die for saying such terrible things!

Jeremiah 12:6

These men are your own brothers. Members of your own family are making plans against you. People from your own family are shouting at you. Don’t trust them, even when they speak to you like friends.

Psalm 22:16

The “dogs” are all around me— a pack of evil people has trapped me. They have pierced my hands and feet.

Psalm 11:3

What would good people do if the wicked destroyed all that is good?

1 Kings 21:13

Then two men told the people that they heard Naboth speak against God and the king. So the people carried Naboth out of the city and killed him with stones.

Psalm 22:12

My enemies surround me like angry bulls. They are like the powerful bulls of Bashan, and they are all around me.

Isaiah 59:12

That’s because we committed crimes against our God. Our own sins speak out against us. We know we are guilty. We know we have sinned.

Jeremiah 8:7

Even the birds in the sky know the right time to do things. The storks, doves, swifts, and thrushes know when it is time to fly to a new home. But my people don’t know what the Lord wants them to do.