Isaiah 59:14

Tree of Life Version

Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far off. For truth has stumbled in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:10

Then seat two sons of Belial before him, and let them testify against him saying, ‘You cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

1 Kings 21:11

So the men of his city—the elders and the nobles who lived in his city—did just as Jezebel had bid them, just as was written in the letters that she had sent to them.

Psalm 119:150

Pursuers of wicked schemes draw near— they are far from Your Torah.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

I have also seen under the sun: In the place of justice there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there was wickedness.

Isaiah 1:21

How the Faithful City became a harlot! She once was full of justice, righteousness lodged in her— but now murderers!

Isaiah 46:12

Listen to Me, you stubborn-hearted, who are far from righteousness:

Isaiah 5:23

who justify the wicked for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of justice!

Isaiah 5:7

For the vineyard of Adonai-Tzva’ot is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah the planting of His delight. He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed, for righteousness, but behold, a cry!

Isaiah 59:11

All of us growl like bears or moan like doves. We hope for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far from us.

Isaiah 59:4

No one sues justly, and none pleads a case honestly. They trust in confusion and speak lies. They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Isaiah 59:9

That is why justice is far from us and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but behold darkness, for brightness, but walk in gloom.

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesy falsely, the kohanim rule by their own authority, and My people love it this way! But what will you do in the end?”

Jeremiah 7:28

So you will say to them, ‘This nation has not obeyed the voice of Adonai their God or received correction. Truth has perished and is cut off from their mouth.

Daniel 8:12

The host was given over along with the daily sacrifice, in the course of its rebellion. It will hurl truth to the ground and prosper in what it does.

Hosea 7:1

“When I would have healed Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered, even the wickedness of Samaria, for they practice fraud. So a thief breaks in; a marauding band will raid outside.

Amos 5:11

Therefore, because you trample on the poor, exacting from him a burden of grain, you built houses of hewn stone, but will not dwell in them, you planted pleasant vineyards, but will not drink their wine.

Amos 5:7

You who turn justice to wormwood threw righteousness to the ground.

Amos 6:12

Will horses run on the cliff? Will one plow there with oxen? Yet you turned justice into venom, the fruit of righteousness into wormwood.

Habakkuk 1:4

Therefore, Torah has no effect, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked encircle the righteous Therefore justice comes out perverted.