Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Justice is turned back,
and righteousness stands far off.
For truth has stumbled in the public square,
and honesty cannot enter.

International Standard Version

I'll drive back justice, and righteousness stands at a distance; for truth has fallen in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.

A Conservative Version

And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands afar off. For truth has fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


Justice is pushed back,
And righteous behavior stands far away;
For truth has fallen in the city square,
And integrity cannot enter.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And judgment was turned away behind, and justice shall stand from far off: for truth fainted in the street, and right will not be able to come in.

King James 2000

And justice is turned back, and righteousness stands afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And justice is pushed back, and righteousness stands afar; for truth stumbles in the public square, and straightforwardness is unable to enter,

Modern King James verseion

And justice is driven back, and justice stands afar off; for truth has fallen in the street, and right cannot enter.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And therefore is equity gone aside, and righteousness standeth far off; truth is fallen down in the street, and the thing that is plain and open, may not be showed.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

So then there hath been a driving back of justice, And righteousness, afar off, standeth, - For truth, hath stumbled in the broad-way, And, right, cannot enter;

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נסג 
Nacag 
Usage: 9

אחר אחור 
'achowr 
Usage: 41

and justice
צדקה 
Ts@daqah 
Usage: 157

רחק רחוק 
Rachowq 
Usage: 85

is fallen
כּשׁל 
Kashal 
Usage: 62

in the street
רחוב רחב 
R@chob 
Usage: 43

and equity
נכחה 
N@kochah 
Usage: 4

יכול יכל 
Yakol 
Usage: 194

References

Easton

Context Readings

Rampant Transgression

13 transgressing, and denying the LORD, and turning back from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words. 14 Justice is turned back,
And righteousness stands far away;
For truth has stumbled in the street,
And uprightness cannot enter.
15 Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.The LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice.

Cross References

Habakkuk 1:4

So the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; so justice goes forth perverted.

Psalm 82:2-5

"How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

Ecclesiastes 3:16

Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.

Isaiah 1:21

How the faithful city has become a whore, she who was full of justice! Righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.

Isaiah 5:23

who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right!

Isaiah 10:1-2

Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, and the writers who keep writing oppression,

Isaiah 59:4

No one enters suit justly; no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.

Jeremiah 5:27-28

Like a cage full of birds, their houses are full of deceit; therefore they have become great and rich;

Jeremiah 5:31

the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule at their direction; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes?

Amos 5:11

Therefore because you trample on the poor and you exact taxes of grain from him, you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.

Micah 3:9-11

Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who detest justice and make crooked all that is straight,

Micah 7:3-5

Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.

Zephaniah 3:1-3

Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled, the oppressing city!

Amos 5:7

O you who turn justice to wormwood and cast down righteousness to the earth!

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