Habakkuk 1:4

New English Translation

For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:13

The two villains arrived and sat opposite him. Then the villains testified against Naboth right before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they dragged him outside the city and stoned him to death.

Job 21:7

“Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?

Psalm 11:3

When the foundations are destroyed, what can the godly accomplish?”

Psalm 119:126

It is time for the Lord to act – they break your law!

Psalm 22:12

Many bulls surround me; powerful bulls of Bashan hem me in.

Psalm 22:16

Yes, wild dogs surround me – a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.

Psalm 59:2

Deliver me from evildoers! Rescue me from violent men!

Psalm 59:4

Though I have done nothing wrong, they are anxious to attack. Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me!

Psalm 94:3

O Lord, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked celebrate?

Exodus 23:2

“You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,

Exodus 23:6

“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

Isaiah 5:20

Those who call evil good and good evil are as good as dead, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who turn bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter.

Isaiah 59:12

For you are aware of our many rebellious deeds, and our sins testify against us; indeed, we are aware of our rebellious deeds; we know our sins all too well.

Jeremiah 12:1

Lord, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?

Jeremiah 12:6

As a matter of fact, even your own brothers and the members of your own family have betrayed you too. Even they have plotted to do away with you. So do not trust them even when they say kind things to you.

Jeremiah 26:8

Jeremiah had just barely finished saying all the Lord had commanded him to say to all the people. All at once some of the priests, the prophets, and the people grabbed him and shouted, “You deserve to die!

Jeremiah 8:7

Even the stork knows when it is time to move on. The turtledove, swallow, and crane recognize the normal times for their migration. But my people pay no attention to what I, the Lord, require of them.

Ezekiel 9:9

He said to me, “The sin of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of murder, and the city is full of corruption, for they say, ‘The Lord has abandoned the land, and the Lord does not see!’

Hosea 10:4

They utter empty words, taking false oaths and making empty agreements. Therefore legal disputes sprout up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a plowed field.

Amos 5:12

Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.

Amos 5:7

The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.

Mark 7:9

He also said to them, “You neatly reject the commandment of God in order to set up your tradition.

Acts 7:52

Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They killed those who foretold long ago the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become!

Acts 7:59

They continued to stone Stephen while he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

Romans 3:31

Do we then nullify the law through faith? Absolutely not! Instead we uphold the law.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.