Verse Comparison: Isaiah 59:14
American Standard Version
And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.
Amplified® Bible
Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) stands far off; for truth has fallen in the street (the city's forum), and uprightness cannot enter [the courts of justice].
Contemporary English Version
Injustice is everywhere; justice seems far away. Truth is chased out of court; honesty is shoved aside.
Darby English Version
And judgment is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth stumbleth in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.
Good News Bible
Justice is driven away, and right cannot come near. Truth stumbles in the public square, and honesty finds no place there.
King James Version
And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
New American Standard Bible
Justice is turned back, And righteousness stands far away; For truth has stumbled in the street, And uprightness cannot enter.
New International Version
So justice is driven back,
and righteousness stands at a distance;
truth has stumbled in the streets,
honesty cannot enter.
New King James Version
Justice is turned back,
And righteousness stands afar off;
For truth is fallen in the street,
And equity cannot enter.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Justice turns back, And righteousness stands far away; For truth has stumbled in the street, And uprightness cannot enter.
Revised Standard Version
Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth has fallen in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter.
Young's Literal Translation
And removed backward is judgment, And righteousness afar off standeth, For truth hath been feeble in the street, And straightforwardness is not able to enter,
