Isaiah 59:14

New Century Version

So we have driven away justice, and we have kept away from what is right. Truth is not spoken in the streets; what is honest is not allowed to enter the city.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:10

Seat two troublemakers across from him, and have them say they heard Naboth speak against God and the king. Then take Naboth out of the city and kill him with stones.”

1 Kings 21:11

The elders and important men of Jezreel obeyed Jezebel’s command, just as she wrote in the letters.

Psalm 119:150

Those who love evil are near, but they are far from your teachings.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

I also saw this here on earth: Where there should have been justice, there was evil; where there should have been right, there was wrong.

Isaiah 1:21

The city of Jerusalem once followed the Lord, but she is no longer loyal to him. She used to be filled with fairness; people there lived the way God wanted. But now, murderers live there.

Isaiah 46:12

Listen to me, you stubborn people, who are far from what is right.

Isaiah 5:23

They take money to set the guilty free and don’t allow good people to be judged fairly.

Isaiah 5:7

The vineyard belonging to the Lord All-Powerful is the nation of Israel; the garden that he loves is the people of Judah. He looked for justice, but there was only killing. He hoped for right living, but there were only cries of pain.

Isaiah 59:11

All of us growl like the bears. We call out sadly like the doves. We look for justice, but there isn’t any. We want to be saved, but salvation is far away.

Isaiah 59:4

People take each other to court unfairly, and no one tells the truth in arguing his case. They accuse each other falsely and tell lies. They cause trouble and create more evil.

Isaiah 59:9

Fairness has gone far away; goodness is nowhere to be found. We wait for the light, but there is only darkness now. We hope for a bright light, but all we have is darkness.

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets speak lies, and the priests take power into their own hands, and my people love it this way. But what will you do when the end comes?

Jeremiah 7:28

So say to them, ‘This is the nation that has not obeyed the Lord its God. These people do nothing when I correct them. They do not tell the truth; it has disappeared from their lips.

Daniel 8:12

Because there was a turning away from God, the people stopped the daily sacrifices. Truth was thrown down to the ground, and the horn was successful in everything it did.

Hosea 7:1

When I heal Israel, Israel’s sin will go away, and so will Samaria’s evil. “They cheat a lot! Thieves break into houses, and robbers are in the streets.

Amos 5:11

You walk on poor people, forcing them to give you grain. You have built fancy houses of cut stone, but you will not live in them. You have planted beautiful vineyards, but you will not drink the wine from them.

Amos 5:7

You turn justice upside down, and you throw on the ground what is right.

Amos 6:12

Horses do not run on rocks, and people do not plow rocks with oxen. But you have changed fairness into poison; you have changed what is right into a bitter taste.

Habakkuk 1:4

So the teachings are weak, and justice never comes. Evil people gain while good people lose; the judges no longer make fair decisions.