| NETBible | Justice is driven back; godliness 1 stands far off. Indeed, 2 honesty stumbles in the city square and morality is not even able to 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. |
| NLT © |
Our courts oppose people who are righteous, and justice is nowhere to be found. Truth falls dead in the streets, and fairness has been outlawed. |
| MSG © |
Justice is beaten back, Righteousness is banished to the sidelines, Truth staggers down the street, Honesty is nowhere to be found, |
| 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. |
| NRSV © |
Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands at a distance; for truth stumbles in the public square, and uprightness cannot enter. |
| NKJV © |
Justice is turned back, And righteousness stands afar off; For truth is fallen in the street, And equity cannot enter. |
| KJV | And judgment <04941> is turned away <05253> (8717) backward <0268>_, and justice <06666> standeth <05975> (8799) afar off <07350>_: for truth <0571> is fallen <03782> (8804) in the street <07339>_, and equity <05229> cannot <03201> (8799) enter <0935> (8800)_. |
| NASB © |
Justice <4941> is turned <5472> back <268> , And righteousness <6666> stands <5975> far <7350> away <4480> ; For truth <571> has stumbled <3782> in the street <7339> , And uprightness <5228> cannot <3201> <3808> enter .<935> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ apesthsamen {V-AAI-1P} opisw <3694> ADV thn <3588> T-ASF krisin <2920> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ h <3588> T-NSF dikaiosunh <1343> N-NSF makran <3112> ADV afesthken {V-RAI-3S} oti <3754> CONJ katanalwyh {V-API-3S} en <1722> PREP taiv <3588> T-DPF odoiv <3598> N-DPF autwn <846> D-GPM h <3588> T-NSF alhyeia <225> N-NSF kai <2532> CONJ di <1223> PREP euyeiav <2117> A-GSF ouk <3364> ADV hdunanto <1410> V-IMI-3P dielyein <1330> V-AAN |
| NET [draft] ITL | Justice <04941> is driven <05253> back <0268> ; godliness <06666> stands <05975> far off <07350> . Indeed <03588> , honesty <0571> stumbles <03782> in the city square <07339> and morality <05229> is not <03808> even able <03201> to enter .<0935> |
| HEBREW | awbl <0935> lkwt <03201> al <03808> hxknw <05229> tma <0571> bwxrb <07339> hlsk <03782> yk <03588> dmet <05975> qwxrm <07350> hqduw <06666> jpsm <04941> rwxa <0268> gohw (59:14) <05253> |
| NETBible | Justice is driven back; godliness 1 stands far off. Indeed, 2 honesty stumbles in the city square and morality is not even able to enter. |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Or “righteousness” (ASV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); KJV, NAB “justice.” 2 tn Or “for” (KJV, NRSV). |