Isaiah

Isaiah 59:14–15

¹⁴So justice is turned away,

and righteousness stands at a distance.

For truth has stumbled in the public square,

and honesty cannot enter.

¹⁵Truth is missing,

and whoever turns from evil becomes prey.

The LORD looked and was displeased^c

that there was no justice.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So justice	מִשְׁפָּ֔ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
is turned away	וְהֻסַּ֤ג	wə·hus·saḡ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5253 retreat
and righteousness	וּצְדָקָ֖ה	ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
stands	תַּעֲמֹ֑ד	ta·‘ă·mōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
at a distance	מֵרָח֣וֹק	mê·rā·ḥō·wq	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7350 distant, far
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
truth	אֱמֶ֔ת	’ĕ·meṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
has stumbled	כָשְׁלָ֤ה	ḵā·šə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3782 stumble, stagger, totter
in the public square	בָֽרְחוֹב֙	ḇā·rə·ḥō·wḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7339 broad open place, plaza
and honesty	וּנְכֹחָ֖ה	ū·nə·ḵō·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H5229 straightforwardness, integrity, truth
cannot	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
enter	לָבֽוֹא׃	lā·ḇō·w	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Truth	הָֽאֱמֶת֙	hā·’ĕ·meṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
is	וַתְּהִ֤י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
missing	נֶעְדֶּ֔רֶת	ne‘·de·reṯ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H5737 help
and whoever turns	וְסָ֥ר	wə·sār	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
from evil	מֵרָ֖ע	mê·rā‘	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
becomes prey	מִשְׁתּוֹלֵ֑ל	miš·tō·w·lêl	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H7997 draw out
The LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
looked	וַיַּ֧רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
and was displeased	וַיֵּ֥רַע	way·yê·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7489 be evil, bad
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there was no	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
justice	מִשְׁפָּֽט׃	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 59:14 Ecclesiastes 3:16 · Habakkuk 1:4 · Isaiah 1:21 · Isaiah 5:23 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Isaiah 10:1–2 · Micah 3:9–11 · Amos 5:11 · Jeremiah 5:27–28 · Zephaniah 3:1–3 · Isaiah 59:4 · Amos 5:7

Isaiah 59:15 Micah 7:2 · Jeremiah 7:28 · Hebrews 11:36–38 · 1 John 3:11–12 · Romans 8:36 · Psalm 5:9 · Psalm 12:1–2 · Jeremiah 5:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.