Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:3

3Why do You make me see iniquity?

Why do You tolerate wrongdoing?

Destruction and violence are before me.

Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whyלָ֣מָּהlām·māhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
do You make me seeתַרְאֵ֤נִיṯar·’ê·nîVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singularH7200 see
iniquityאָ֙וֶן֙’ā·wenNoun - masculine singularH205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
Why do You tolerateתַּבִּ֔יטtab·bîṭVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5027 look
wrongdoingוְעָמָ֣לwə·‘ā·mālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH5999 trouble, labour, toil
Destructionוְשֹׁ֥דwə·šōḏConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
and violenceוְחָמָ֖סwə·ḥā·māsConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH2555 violence, wrong
before meלְנֶגְדִּ֑יlə·neḡ·dîPreposition-l; first person common singularH5048 what is conspicuous or in front
Strifeרִ֦יבrîḇNoun - masculine singularH7379 strife, dispute
is ongoingוַיְהִ֧יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
and conflictוּמָד֖וֹןū·mā·ḏō·wnConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH4066 strife, contention
aboundsיִשָּֽׂא׃yiś·śāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 55:9–11 · Jeremiah 20:8 · Micah 7:1–4 · Jeremiah 9:2–6 · Ecclesiastes 5:8 · Psalm 120:5–6 · 2 Peter 2:8 · Ecclesiastes 4:1 · Psalm 12:1–2 · Ezekiel 2:6 · Matthew 10:16 · Psalm 73:3–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.