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Habakkuk 1:4 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Habakkuk 1:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Habakkuk chapter 1 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth. wrong: or, wrested”
Habakkuk 1:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Habakkuk 1:4
Habakkuk's complaint continues: 'Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth' (al-ken taphug torah velo-yetze lanetzach mishpat ki rasha makkif eth-hatzaddiq al-ken yetze mishpat me'uqqal). When moral order collapses, 'the law is slacked' (taphug torah)—God's Torah becomes numb, paralyzed, ineffective. 'Judgment doth never go forth' (lo-yetze lanetzach mishpat)—justice never emerges, never achieves victory. The cause: 'the wicked compass about the righteous' (rasha makkif eth-hatzaddiq)—evi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Habakkuk 1:4
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“but now murderers.”
“which brings about mischief by statute?”
“Yahweh”
“The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great”
“Yahweh”
“and turning away from following our God”
“and good evil; who put darkness for light”
“silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly”