Isaiah 59:14 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Isaiah 59:14 - Justice is turned back,
and righteousness stands far away;
for truth has stumbled in the public squares,
and uprightness cannot enter.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

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

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

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

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

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

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

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

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

Justice is turned back,

and righteousness stands far off.

For truth has stumbled in the public square,

and honesty cannot enter.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Justice^H4941 is turned^H5472 back^H268,

And righteousness^H6666 stands^H5975 far^H7350 away^H4480;

For truth^H571 has stumbled^H3782 in the street^H7339,

And uprightness^H5228 cannot^H3201^H3808 enter^H935.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

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

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

Justice^H4941 is turned^H5472 back^H268,

And righteousness^H6666 stands^H5975 far^H7350 away^H4480;

For truth^H571 has stumbled^H3782 in the street^H7339,

And rightness^H5228 cannot^H3201^H3808 enter^H935.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Justice is pushed back,

And righteous behavior stands far away;

For truth has fallen in the city square,

And [fn]integrity cannot enter.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

Justice is driven back; godliness stands far off. Indeed, honesty stumbles in the city square and morality is not even able to enter.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth has fallen in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

And removed backward is judgment, And righteousness afar off standeth, For truth hath been feeble in the street, And straightforwardness is not able to enter,

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

And judgment is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth stumbleth in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

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

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness can't enter.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

et conversum est retrorsum iudicium et iustitia longe stetit quia corruit in platea veritas et aequitas non potuit ingredi

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

قَدِ ارْتَدَّ عَنَّا الإِنْصَافُ، وَوَقَفَ الْعَدْلُ بَعِيداً، إِذْ سَقَطَ الْحَقُّ صَرِيعاً فِي الشَّوَارِعِ، وَالْبِرُّ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعِ الدُّخُولَ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וְהֻסַּג אָחֹור מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה מֵרָחֹוק תַּעֲמֹד כִּי־כָשְׁלָה בָרְחֹוב אֱמֶת וּנְכֹחָה לֹא־תוּכַל לָבֹוא׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ ἀπεστήσαμεν ὀπίσω τὴν κρίσιν καὶ ἡ δικαιοσύνη μακρὰν ἀφέστηκεν ὅτι καταναλώθη ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν ἡ ἀλήθεια καὶ δι᾽ εὐθείας οὐκ ἠδύναντο διελθεῖν

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

وَقَدِ ارْتَدَّ الْحَقُّ إِلَى الْوَرَاءِ، وَالْعَدْلُ يَقِفُ بَعِيدًا. لأَنَّ الصِّدْقَ سَقَطَ فِي الشَّارِعِ، وَالاسْتِقَامَةَ لاَ تَسْتَطِيعُ الدُّخُولَ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

And we have turned judgment back, and righteousness has departed afar off: for truth is consumed in their ways, and they could not pass by a straight path.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y el derecho se retiró, y la justicia se puso lejos: porque la verdad tropezó en la plaza, y la equidad no pudo venir.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Y el derecho se retiró, y la justicia se puso lejos; porque la verdad tropezó en la plaza, y la equidad no pudo venir.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

And the right is turned back, and righteousness is far away: for good faith is not to be seen in the public places, and upright behaviour may not come into the town.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

並且公平轉而退後、公義站在遠處．誠實在街上仆倒、正直也不得進入。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

El derecho ha sido rechazado, y la justicia se mantiene a distancia. La verdad tropieza en la plaza, y la honestidad no puede entrar.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

공평이 뒤로 물리침이 되고 의가 멀리 섰으며 성실이 거리에 엎드러지고 정직이 들어가지 못하는도다

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Et la délivrance s'est retirée, Et le salut se tient éloigné; Car la vérité trébuche sur la place publique, Et la droiture ne peut approcher.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Und das Recht ist zurückgewichen und Gerechtigkeit fern getreten; denn die Wahrheit fällt auf der Gasse, und Recht kann nicht einhergehen,

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

И суд отступил назад, и правда стала вдали, ибо истина преткнулась на площади, и честность не может войти.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y el derecho se retiró, y la justicia se puso lejos; porque la verdad tropezó en la plaza, y la equidad no pudo venir.

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