richmahn_en_tn/hab/01/04.md

# the law is weakened

Habakkuk speaks of people not obeying or enforcing the law as if they had made the law weak and unable to act. Alternate translation: "no one enforces the law" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the wicked surround the righteous

Habakkuk speaks of wicked people causing righteous people to suffer injustice as if the wicked people surrounded the righteous people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])

# false justice goes out

Habakkuk speaks of judges giving decisions that they say are just but that are not as if "false justice" were going out to the people. Alternate translation: "judges give verdicts that are not just" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# the law is weakened`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Habakkuk speaks of people not obeying or enforcing the law as if they had made the law weak and unable to act. Alternate translation: "no one enforces the law" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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			`# the wicked surround the righteous`

			`Habakkuk speaks of wicked people causing righteous people to suffer injustice as if the wicked people surrounded the righteous people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])`

			`# false justice goes out`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Habakkuk speaks of judges giving decisions that they say are just but that are not as if "false justice" were going out to the people. Alternate translation: "judges give verdicts that are not just" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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