Isaiah 59:14
And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
And iudgement is turned away backward, and iustice standeth a farre off: for truth is fallen in the streete, and equitie cannot enter.
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- Ecclesiastes 3:16Rank 1 from verse 14
- Habakkuk 1:4Rank 2 from verse 14
4Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
4Therefore the Lawe is slacked, and iudgement doeth neuer goe foorth: for the *wicked doeth compasse about the righteous: therfore ‖wrong iudgement proceedeth.
11Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
11Forasmuch therfore as your treading is vpon the poore, and ye take from him burdens of wheate, *ye haue built houses of hewen stone, but ye shall not dwell in them: yee haue planted †pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drinke wine of them.
- Isaiah 1:21Rank 4 from verse 14
- Isaiah 10:1–2Rank 5 from verse 14
1WOE unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
2To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
1¶ ‖Woe vnto them that decree vnrighteous decrees, and that write grieuousnesse which they haue prescribed:
2To turne aside the needy from iudgement, and to take away the right from the poore of my people, that widdowes may be their pray, and that they may robbe the fatherles.
- Isaiah 5:23Rank 6 from verse 14
- Jeremiah 5:27–28Rank 7 from verse 14
27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
27‖As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
28**They are waxen fat, they shine: yea they ouerpasse the deedes of the wicked: they iudge not the cause, the cause of the fatherlesse, yet they prosper: and the right of the needy doe they not iudge.
- Jeremiah 5:31Rank 8 from verse 14
31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
31*‖The prophets prophecie falsely, and the priests beare rule by their meanes, and my people loue to haue it so: and what will yee doe in the end therof?
- Micah 3:9–11Rank 9 from verse 14
9Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
10They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
11The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.
9Heare this, I pray you, yee heads of the house of Iacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhorre iudgement and peruert all equitie.
10*†They build vp Zion with blood, and Ierusalem with iniquitie.
11†The heads thereof iudge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hyre, and the Prophets thereof diuine for money: yet will they leane vpon the LORD, and say; Is not the LORD among vs? none euill can come vpon vs.
- Isaiah 59:4Rank 11 from verse 14
- Zephaniah 3:1–3Rank 12 from verse 14
1WOE to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
2She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.
3Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
1¶ Woe to her that is ‖filthie and polluted, to the oppressing citie.
2She obeyed not the voice: she receiued not ‖correction: she trusted not in the LORD: she drew not neere to her God.
3Her princes within her are roaring *lyons; her Iudges are euening wolues, they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
- Micah 7:3–5Rank 13 from verse 14
3¶ That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
4The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
5¶ Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
3¶ †That they may doe euill with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the iudge asketh for a reward: and the great man, he vttereth his mischieuous desire: so they wrap it vp.
4The best of them is as a brier: the most vpright is sharper then a thorne hedge: the day of thy watchmen, and thy visitation commeth; now shall be their perplexitie.
5¶ Trust yee not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keepe the doores of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome.
- Psalms 82:2–5Rank 14 from verse 14
2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
5They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
2*How long will yee iudge vniustly: and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
3†Defend the poore and fatherlesse: doe iustice to the afflicted and needie.
4*Deliuer the poore and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
5†They know not, neither wil they vnderstand; they walke on in darknes: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
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Isaiah 59:14
The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of turn, meaning to change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.
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Sense 1: Toward the back, with the back foremost, or in reverse. Sense 2: Figuratively, into defeat, decline, rebellion, or perverted judgment.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The virtue which consists in giving to every one what is his due; practical conformity to the laws and to principles of rectitude in the dealings of men with each other; honesty; integrity in commerce or mutual intercourse.
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Third-person singular present form of stand, meaning to be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another.
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Sense 1: At or from a great distance. Sense 2: Figuratively, remote, estranged, or absent.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.
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1. Come or gone down from a higher or upright position; dropped or collapsed. 2. Slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or declined from a former position or state. 3. Come upon, into, under, or away from a person, thing, place, condition, influence, or relation. 4. Assigned or allotted. 5. In “fallen out,” happened or resulted. 6. In “fallen to,” gone over or surrendered to another side.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Justice, uprightness, or fairness in judgment or dealing.
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Is unable to; is not able to.
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To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.
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13In 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.
13In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and reuolt, conceiuing and vttering from the heart words of falshood.
14And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
14And iudgement is turned away backward, and iustice standeth a farre off: for truth is fallen in the streete, and equitie cannot enter.
Selected passage15Yea, 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.
15‖†Yea truth faileth, and he that departeth from euill maketh himselfe a pray: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him, that there was no iudgement.