Isaiah 59:14 Cross References - NSB

¹⁴ Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away. Truth has fallen in the street, and honesty cannot come in.

² »How long are you going to judge unjustly? How long are you going to show partiality to the wicked? ³ »Defend the weak and fatherless. Protect the rights of the oppressed and the poor. ⁴ »Rescue the weak and needy. Help them escape the power of the wicked.« ⁵ Wicked people do not know or understand anything. As they walk around in the dark, all the foundations of the earth shake.

¹⁶ I saw under the sun the place of judgment and wickedness was there. And wickedness was in the place of righteousness.

²³ You let the guilty go free for a bribe and you keep the innocent from getting justice.

²¹ How the faithful town has become a prostitute! She was full of justice, and righteousness lived in her. But now murderers live there!

¹ How horrible it will be for those who enact unjust laws and who decree oppressive regulations. ² They deprive the poor of justice. They take away the rights of the needy among my people. They prey on widows and rob orphans.

⁴ No one calls for justice and no one pleads his case truthfully. People trust pointless arguments and speak lies. They conceive trouble and give birth to evil.

²⁷ »Like cages filled with birds, their houses are filled with deceit. That is why they become powerful and rich. ²⁸ »They grow big and fat. Their evil deeds have no limits. They have no respect for the rights of others. They have no respect for the rights of orphans. But they still prosper. They do not defend the rights of the poor.

³¹ ‘Prophets prophesy falsehoods. Priests rule under the prophets' directions, and my people love this. But what will you do when the end comes?’«

⁷ You who turn justice to wormwood (a curse), and cast righteousness down to the earth

¹¹ You impose unfair rent on the poor and defraud a tribute of grain from them. You haave built houses of hewn stone yet you will not live in them. You planted pleasant vineyards, but you will not drink the wine from them.

⁹ Please hear this you heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel. You who abhor justice, and pervert honesty! ¹⁰ They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with immorality. ¹¹ The leaders judge for a bribe, and the priests teach for wages! The prophets predict for money yet they rely on Jehovah when they say: »Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? No evil will come upon us.«

³ They diligently seek to do evil with their hands. The prince asks and the judge is ready for a bribe. The great man utters his own evil desire. They weave it together. ⁴ The best of them is as a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge! Your watchmen’s day has come. Your visitation has come. Now you will be perplexed. ⁵ Do not put your faith in your neighbor. Do not trust a friend! Guard your lips from her who lies in your bosom (is your intimate companion).

⁴ The law is paralyzed and justice is never delivered. The wicked surround the righteous and deliver perverted justice.

¹ Woe to the oppressive city for she is rebellious and polluted (defiled)! ² She did not obey the voice of Jehovah. She would not accept correction (discipline). She did not trust Jehovah and draw close to her God. ³ Her princes (rulers) within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing till the morning.