Habakkuk 1:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.

Young's Literal Translation
Therefore doth law cease, And judgment doth not go forth for ever, For the wicked is compassing the righteous, Therefore wrong judgment goeth forth.

King James Bible
Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

Hebrew
Therefore
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the law
תּוֹרָ֔ה (tō·w·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

is paralyzed,
תָּפ֣וּג (tā·p̄ūḡ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6313: To be sluggish

and justice
מִשְׁפָּ֑ט (miš·pāṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

never
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

goes forth.
יֵצֵ֥א (yê·ṣê)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

For
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the wicked
רָשָׁע֙ (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

hem in
מַכְתִּ֣יר (maḵ·tîr)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3803: To enclose, to crown, to besiege, to wait

the righteous;
הַצַּדִּ֔יק (haṣ·ṣad·dîq)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

therefore,
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

justice
מִשְׁפָּ֖ט (miš·pāṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

is
יֵצֵ֥א (yê·ṣê)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

perverted.
מְעֻקָּֽל׃ (mə·‘uq·qāl)
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6127: To bend, twist

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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