Isaiah 59:14
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 59
“And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.”Isaiah 59:14
What Does Isaiah 59:14 Mean?
Isaiah 59:14 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 59, verse 14 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Justice.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 59:14 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 12:34“O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”Ecclesiastes 3:16“And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.”Habakkuk 1:4“Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.”Isaiah 1:21“How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.”Isaiah 5:23“Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!”Isaiah 10:1“Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;”Jeremiah 5:1“Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.”Jeremiah 5:27“As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.”Jeremiah 5:31“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?”Jeremiah 7:28“But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.”Amos 5:11“Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.”Micah 3:9“Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.”Isaiah 59:4“None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.”Daniel 8:12“And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.”Amos 5:7“Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,”Zephaniah 3:1“Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!”Exodus 18:21“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”Psalms 60:4“Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.”Psalms 82:2“How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.”Isaiah 59:8“The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.”
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