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Habakkuk 1:4

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

That's why justice feels broken and real accountability never happens. The corrupt people have surrounded the good ones, so now twisted verdicts are what we get instead of what's right.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When bad people run the show, justice gets flipped upside down.

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