Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And why? Judgment shall be turned again unto righteousness, and all such as are true in heart shall follow it.

New American Standard Bible

For judgment will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.

King James Version

But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

Holman Bible

for justice will again be righteous,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.

International Standard Version

Righteousness will be restored with justice, and all the pure of heart will follow it.

A Conservative Version

For judgment shall return to righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

American Standard Version

For judgment shall return unto righteousness; And all the upright in heart shall follow it.

Amplified


For judgment will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.

Bible in Basic English

But decisions will again be made in righteousness; and they will be kept by all whose hearts are true.

Darby Translation

For judgment shall return unto righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

Julia Smith Translation

For judgment shall turn back even to justice: and after it all the upright of heart

King James 2000

But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For judgment will return to righteousness, and all the upright in heart [will follow] after it.

Modern King James verseion

But judgment shall return to righteousness; and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

NET Bible

For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.

New Heart English Bible

For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.

The Emphasized Bible

For, unto righteousness, shall the judicial sentence return, Then shall follow it - all the upright in heart.

Webster

But judgment shall return to righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

World English Bible

For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.

Youngs Literal Translation

For to righteousness judgment turneth back, And after it all the upright of heart,

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English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

Verse Info

Context Readings

A Prayer For Retribution Against Oppressors

14 For the LORD will not fail his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. 15 And why? Judgment shall be turned again unto righteousness, and all such as are true in heart shall follow it. 16 Who will rise up with me against the wicked? Who will take my part against the evil doers?

Cross References

Micah 7:9

I will bear the punishment of the LORD - For why? I have offended him - till he sit in judgment upon my cause, and see that I have right. He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall see his righteousness.

Deuteronomy 32:35-36

"'Vengeance is mine, and I will reward! Their feet shall slide, when the time cometh. For the time of their destruction is at hand, and the time that shall come upon them maketh haste.'

Job 17:9

The righteous also will keep his way, and he that hath clean hands, will ever be stronger and stronger.

Job 23:11-12

My foot doth keep his path; his highway have I holden, and will not go out of it.

Job 35:14

"When thou speakest, then, should not he pardon thee, if thou open thyself before him, and put thy trust in him?

Psalm 7:8-9

The LORD shall judge the people; give sentence with me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to the innocence that is in me.

Psalm 9:16

The LORD is known to execute judgment; the ungodly is trapped in the work of his own hands. Selah.

Psalm 37:5-7

Commit thy way unto the LORD, set thy hope in him, and he shall bring it to pass.

Psalm 37:34

Hope thou in the LORD, and keep his way. And he shall promote thee, that thou shalt possess the land; when the ungodly shall perish, thou shalt see it.

Psalm 58:11

So that men shall say, "Verily there is a reward for the righteous! Doubtless, there is a God that judgeth the earth!"

Psalm 94:2-3

Arise, thou judge of the world, and reward the proud after their deserving.

Psalm 97:2

Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his seat.

Psalm 125:3-5

For the rod of the ungodly cometh not into the lot of the righteous, lest the righteous put their hand unto wickedness.

Isaiah 42:3

A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: but faithfully and truly shall he give judgment.

Malachi 3:18

Turn you therefore, and consider what difference is betwixt the righteous and ungodly: betwixt him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not.

James 5:7-11

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience there upon, until he receive the early and the latter rain.

2 Peter 3:8-10

Dearly beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, how that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

1 John 2:19

They went out of us, but they were not of us. For if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us. But that fortuned, that it might appear that they were not of us.

Revelation 15:3-4

and they sang the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the lamb, saying,

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