Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhy do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds. Young's Literal Translation Why dost Thou shew me iniquity, And perversity dost cause to behold? And spoiling and violence [are] before me, And there is strife, and contention doth lift [itself] up, King James Bible Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause [me] to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence [are] before me: and there are [that] raise up strife and contention. Hebrew Whyלָ֣מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what do You make me see תַרְאֵ֤נִי (ṯar·’ê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see iniquity? אָ֙וֶן֙ (’ā·wen) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 205: Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol Why do You tolerate תַּבִּ֔יט (tab·bîṭ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5027: To scan, look intently at, to regard wrongdoing? וְעָמָ֣ל (wə·‘ā·māl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind Destruction וְשֹׁ֥ד (wə·šōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7701: Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin and violence וְחָמָ֖ס (wə·ḥā·mās) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain [are] before me. לְנֶגְדִּ֑י (lə·neḡ·dî) Preposition-l | first person common singular Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before Strife רִ֦יב (rîḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7379: Strife, dispute is ongoing, וַיְהִ֧י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be and conflict וּמָד֖וֹן (ū·mā·ḏō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4066: A contest, quarrel abounds. יִשָּֽׂא׃ (yiś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take |