Isaiah 59:13-15
New American Standard Bible
13 [a]Offending and (A)denying the Lord,
And turning away from our God,
Speaking (B)oppression and revolt,
Conceiving and (C)uttering lying words from the heart.
14 (D)Justice is turned back,
And (E)righteousness stands far away;
For truth has stumbled in the street,
And uprightness cannot enter.
15 Truth is lacking,
And one who turns aside from evil (F)makes himself a prey.
Now the Lord saw,
And it was [b]displeasing in His sight (G)that there was no justice.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 59:13 Or Revolting against and
- Isaiah 59:15 Or evil
Isaiah 59:13-15
King James Version
13 In transgressing and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
14 And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
15 Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
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Isaiah 59:13-15
New King James Version
13 In transgressing and lying against the Lord,
And departing from our God,
Speaking oppression and revolt,
Conceiving and uttering (A)from the heart words of falsehood.
14 Justice is turned back,
And righteousness stands afar off;
For truth is fallen in the street,
And equity cannot enter.
15 So truth fails,
And he who departs from evil makes himself a (B)prey.
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Then the Lord saw it, and [a]it displeased Him
That there was no justice.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 59:15 Lit. it was evil in His eyes
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