Isaiah 59:14

Translations

Modern

So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.

Traditional

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

Literal

And justice is driven back, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth has stumbled in the plaza, and straightness is not able to enter.

Latin

Et conversum est retrorsum judicium, et justitia longe stetit, quia corruit in platea veritas, et æquitas non potuit ingredi.

Original

Hebrew

English

So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.

Notes

Isaiah 59:11–14

The people growl and moan with longing for redemption, finally coming to terms with their sinfulness.

Isaiah 59:9–15

Israel had a long history of turning away from God. The people often rebelled against him.

In this passage, the prophet speaks for the nation. He admits their sins and expresses deep sorrow. He says they could not grasp the light of God’s salvation (they could not understand or receive the rescue God offered).

Isaiah 59:1–20

The Lord alone will bring salvation. Like a warrior, he will enter the world to defeat his enemies and protect his holy people.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah God’s Servant Salvation in Isaiah True Justice

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Ecclesiastes 3:16
Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
Habakkuk 1:4
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.
Isaiah 1:21
See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!
Micah 3:9–11
Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,
Amos 5:11
Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.
Isaiah 10:1–2
Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,
Jeremiah 5:31
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
Jeremiah 5:27–28
Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
Isaiah 5:23
…who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
Amos 5:7
There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground.
Isaiah 59:4
No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
Zephaniah 3:1–3
Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!

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