Habakkuk 1:3

Habakkuk 1:3 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3Why do you make me look at injustice?
Why do you tolerate wrongdoing?
Destruction and violence are before me;
there is strife, and conflict abounds.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

3Why do You make me see disaster,
And make me look at destitution?
Yes, devastation and violence are before me;
Strife exists and contention arises.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

3Why do You make me see iniquity,
And cause me to look on wickedness?
Yes, destruction and violence are before me;
Strife exists and contention arises.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

3Why do You make me see iniquity,
And cause me to look on wickedness?
For destruction and violence are before me;
Strife continues and contention arises.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

3Why do you make me watch while
people treat others so unfairly?
Why do you put up with the wrong things
they are doing?
I have to look at death.
People are harming others.
They are arguing and fighting all the time.

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