Hab 1:4, Zep 3:3-5, Act 16:37, 23:3 | ESV | STEP | So the law is paralyzed , and justice never goes forth . For the wicked surround the righteous ; so justice goes forth perverted .

Habakkuk 1:4

4 ^aSo the law is paralyzed,
and justice never goes forth.
^bFor the wicked surround the righteous;
so justice goes forth perverted.

Zephaniah 3:3-5

3 ^cHer officials within her
are roaring lions;
her judges are ^devening wolves
that leave nothing till the morning.
4 ^eHer prophets are fickle, treacherous men;
^fher priests ^gprofane what is holy;
they do violence to the law.
5 The Lord within her ^his righteous;
he does no injustice;
every morning he shows forth his justice;
each dawn he does not fail;
but ⁱthe unjust knows no shame.

Acts 16:37

37 But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, ^juncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out.”

Acts 23:3

3 Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you ^kwhitewashed ^lwall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet ^mcontrary to the law you ⁿorder me to be struck?”