Habakkuk 1:3
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordWhy 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.
— Habakkuk 1:3, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Why do you show me iniquity, and look at perversity? For destruction and violence are before me. There is strife, and contention rises up.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Why dost thou show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention riseth up.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Why dost Thou shew me iniquity, And perversity dost cause to behold? And spoiling and violence <FI>are<Fi> before me, And there is strife, and contention doth lift <FI>itself<Fi> up,