Habakkuk · חֲבַקּוּק

Habakkuk 1:3

לָ֣מָּה תַרְאֵ֤נִי אָ֙וֶן֙ וְעָמָ֣ל תַּבִּ֔יט וְשֹׁ֥ד וְחָמָ֖ס לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וַיְהִ֧י רִ֦יב וּמָד֖וֹן יִשָּֽׂא׃
lamah tarʾeniy ʾaven vʿamal tabiyṭ vshod vḥamas lnegdiy vayhiy riyb vmadvon yishaʾ
King James Version (KJV)

Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause {me} to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence {are} before me: and there are {that} raise up strife and contention.

Modern English

Why do you show me iniquity, and look at perversity? For destruction and violence are before me. There is strife, and contention rises up.

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