Isaiah 59:14

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.

biblegateway Isa 59:14

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

biblegateway Isa 59:14

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

biblegateway Isa 59:14

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.

biblegateway Isa 59:14

Justice is beaten back, Righteousness is banished to the sidelines, Truth staggers down the street, Honesty is nowhere to be found,

SABDAweb Isa 59:14

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.

bibleoremus Isa 59:14

Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands at a distance; for truth stumbles in the public square, and uprightness cannot enter.

biblegateway Isa 59:14

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

biblegateway Isa 59:14

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.

¹ tn Or “righteousness” (ASV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); KJV, NAB “justice.”

² tn Or “for” (KJV, NRSV).