Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:4

⁴Therefore the law is paralyzed,

and justice never goes forth.

For the wicked hem in the righteous,

so that justice is perverted.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the law	תּוֹרָ֔ה	tō·w·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
is paralyzed	תָּפ֣וּג	tā·p̄ūḡ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6313 grow numb
and justice	מִשְׁפָּ֑ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
never	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
goes forth	יֵצֵ֥א	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the wicked	רָשָׁע֙	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
hem in	מַכְתִּ֣יר	maḵ·tîr	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3803 surround
the righteous	הַצַּדִּ֔יק	haṣ·ṣad·dîq	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
so that	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
justice	מִשְׁפָּ֖ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
is	יֵצֵ֥א	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
perverted	מְעֻקָּֽל׃	mə·‘uq·qāl	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H6127 bend, twist

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.