Isaiah 59:14 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter.

NIV: So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter.

NASB: Justice is turned back, And righteousness stands far away; For truth has stumbled in the street, And uprightness cannot enter.

CSB: Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far off. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.

NLT: Our courts oppose the righteous, and justice is nowhere to be found. Truth stumbles in the streets, and honesty has been outlawed.

KJV: And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

NKJV: Justice is turned back, And righteousness stands afar off; For truth is fallen in the street, And equity cannot enter.

Isaiah is among the most important prophetic books in the entire Bible. The first segment details God's impending judgment against ancient peoples for sin and idolatry (Isaiah 1—35). The second part of Isaiah briefly explains a failed assault on Jerusalem during the rule of Hezekiah (Isaiah 36—39). The final chapters predict Israel's rescue from Babylonian captivity (Isaiah 40—48), the promised Messiah (Isaiah 49—57), and the final glory of Jerusalem and God's people (Isaiah 58—66).

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