New American Standard Bible 1995

Habakkuk 1:3-4

3Why do You make me 1see iniquity, And cause me to look on wickedness? Yes, 2destruction and violence are before me; 3Strife exists and contention arises.4Therefore the 4law is 5ignored And justice 6is never upheld. For the wicked 7surround the righteous; Therefore justice comes out 8perverted.

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Notes

1. Habakkuk 1:3 Ps 55:9-11; Jer 20:18 ↩
2. Habakkuk 1:3 Jer 20:8 ↩
3. Habakkuk 1:3 Jer 15:10 ↩
4. Habakkuk 1:4 Ps 58:1, 2; 119:126; Is 59:12-14 ↩
5. Habakkuk 1:4 Or ineffective; lit numbed ↩
6. Habakkuk 1:4 Lit never goes forth ↩
7. Habakkuk 1:4 Ps 22:12; Is 1:21-23 ↩
8. Habakkuk 1:4 Is 5:20; Ezek 9:9 ↩

Commentaries on Habakkuk 1

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
Calvin’s Commentaries
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
John Wesley’s Notes
Darby Translation Notes
Geneva Bible Translation Notes
Kingcomments
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings