Habakkuk 1:4

Modern English Version

Therefore the law is powerless, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; therefore injustice proceeds.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:13

Two men, sons of Belial, came in and sat in front of him, and the men of Belial witnessed against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth blasphemed God and the king.” Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death.

Job 21:7

Why do the wicked live and become old; yes, become mighty in power?

Psalm 11:3

If the foundations are broken, what can the righteous do?”

Psalm 119:126

It is time for You, O  Lord, to act, for they have broken Your law.

Psalm 22:12

Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

Psalm 22:16

For dogs have encompassed me; the assembly of the wicked has encircled me; they pierced my hands and my feet;

Psalm 59:2

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloodthirsty men.

Psalm 59:4

For no fault of mine, they run and prepare themselves. Awake to help me, and take notice!

Psalm 94:3

O  Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

Exodus 23:2

You must not follow the masses to do evil, and do not testify in a dispute that agrees with the crowd to pervert justice.

Exodus 23:6

You shall not turn justice away from your poor in his dispute.

Isaiah 5:20

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who exchange darkness for light, and light for darkness; who exchange bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Isaiah 59:12

For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us; for our transgressions are with us. And as for our iniquities, we know them:

Jeremiah 12:1

Righteous are You, O  Lord, that I plead with You. Indeed, let me talk with You about matters of justice. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those happy who deal very treacherously?

Jeremiah 12:6

For even your brothers and the household of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you. Indeed, they have cried aloud after you. Do not believe them though they speak fair words to you.

Jeremiah 26:8

And when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people took hold of him, saying, “You shall surely die.

Jeremiah 8:7

Indeed, the stork in the sky knows her appointed times. And the turtledove and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming. But My people do not know the judgment of the Lord.

Ezekiel 9:9

Then He said to me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full of blood, and the city is full of perverseness, for they say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land, and the Lord does not see.’

Hosea 10:4

They speak mere words, swearing falsely in making a covenant. Thus judgment springs up like a poisonous plant in the furrows of the field.

Amos 5:12

For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are grievous, you who oppress the just, who take a bribe and subvert the needy at the gate.

Amos 5:7

You who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness down to the ground!

Mark 7:9

And He said to them, “You full well reject the commandment of God so that you may keep your own tradition.

Acts 7:52

Which of the prophets have your fathers not persecuted? They have even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become the betrayers and murderers,

Acts 7:59

They stoned Stephen as he was calling on God, praying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

Romans 3:31

Do we then make the law void through faith? God forbid! Instead, we establish the law.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You must not pervert judgment nor show partiality. You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.