Habakkuk 1:4 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Therefore doth law cease, And judgment doth not go forth for ever, For the wicked is compassing the righteous, Therefore wrong judgment goeth forth.

English ASV

Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted.

English Amplified

Therefore the law is slackened and justice and a righteous sentence never go forth, for the [hostility of the] wicked surrounds the [uncompromisingly] righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Therefore the law is slackened and justice and a righteous sentence never go forth, for the [hostility of the] wicked surrounds the [uncompromisingly] righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

This is why the law is ineffective and justice never emerges. For the wicked restrict the righteous; therefore, justice comes out perverted.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Therefore the law is powerless, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked encompasseth the righteous; therefore judgment goeth forth perverted.

English EASY 2024

The law has no power to make things right. There is no justice in the courts. Instead, wicked people win against good people. The judges decide that bad people are good.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

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.

So the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; so justice goes forth perverted.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The law is weak and useless, and justice is never done. Evil people get the better of the righteous, and so justice is perverted.

English God's Word - GW 1995

That is why your teaching is numbed, and justice is never carried out. Wicked people surround righteous people so that when justice is carried out, it's perverted.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

This is why the law is ineffective and justice never emerges. For the wicked restrict the righteous; therefore, justice comes out perverted.

English KJV 1611

Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

English LSB

Therefore the law is ignored, And justice never comes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; Therefore justice comes forth perverted.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Therefore the law is ignored And justice is never upheld. For the wicked surround the righteous; Therefore justice comes out perverted.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

This is why the law is benumbed, and judgment is never rendered: Because the wicked circumvent the just; this is why judgment comes forth perverted.

English NET Bible - 2005 (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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The law can't do what it's supposed to do. Fairness never comes out on top. Sinful people surround those who do what is right. So people are never treated fairly.

English NIV

Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.

English NKJ 1982

Therefore the law is powerless, And justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; Therefore perverse judgment proceeds.

English NLT

The law has become paralyzed and useless, and there is no justice given in the courts. The wicked far outnumber the righteous, and justice is perverted with bribes and trickery.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So the law becomes slack and justice never prevails. The wicked surround the righteous-- therefore judgment comes forth perverted.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Therefore, the law is not enforced, and so justice never prevails. The wicked overwhelm the righteous so that justice is perverted.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

So the law is slacked and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous, so justice goes forth perverted.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The law is not enforced, and there is no justice given in the courts, for the wicked far outnumber the righteous, and bribes and trickery prevail.

English Tyndale 1537

for the law is torn in pieces, and there can no right judgement go forth. And why? the ungodly is more set by than the righteous: this is the cause, that wrong judgement proceedeth.

Habakkuk 1:4 — Compare Translations