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Isaiah 59:15

Truth and honestyJustice

13 rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.

14 So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.

Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.

16 He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.

17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.

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BSB
Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.
KJV
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.
WEB
Yes, 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.
ASV
Yea, truth is lacking; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey. And Jehovah saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice.
DARBY
And truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey. And Jehovah saw [it], and it was evil in his sight that there was no judgment.
BLB
And the truth is missing, and the one turning away from evil makes himself plunder. And YHWH saw [it], and it was evil in His eyes that there was no justice.
ÅB
og sannheten ble borte, og den som holdt seg fra det onde, ble plyndret. Og Herren så det, og det var ondt i hans øyne at der ingen rett var,
OTB
Sannhet er fraværende, og den som unngår det onde, blir et bytte. Herren så det, og det mishaget ham at det ikke var noen rettferdighet.
B1930
og sannheten blev borte, og den som holdt sig fra det onde, blev plyndret. Og Herren så det, og det var ondt i hans øine at der ingen rett var,

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  • Micah 7:2

    The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.

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  • Hebrews 11:36–38

    Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

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  • Jeremiah 7:28

    Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.

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  • 1 John 3:11–12

    This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

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  • Romans 8:36

    As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

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  • Psalms 5:9

    For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.

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  • Jeremiah 5:1–2

    “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.

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  • Psalms 12:1–2

    Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.

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