Isaiah 29:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Those who cause humanity to sin with a word, who set traps for the one who rebukes in the gate, and who twist justice by making the righteous nothing, will be judged.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    That make a man an offender by a word, and lay a snare for him that reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nothing.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    that make a man{H120} an offender{H2398} in [his] cause,{H1697} and lay a snare{H6983} for him that reproveth{H3198} in the gate,{H8179} and turn aside{H5186} the just{H6662} with a thing of nought.{H8414}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    That make a man{H120} an offender{H2398}{(H8688)} for a word{H1697}, and lay a snare{H6983}{(H8799)} for him that reproveth{H3198}{(H8688)} in the gate{H8179}, and turn aside{H5186}{(H8686)} the just{H6662} for a thing of nought{H8414}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    soch as laboure to drawe me vnto synne: and yt disceaue him, which reproueth them in the gate, & soch as turne good personnes to vanite.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Which made a man to sinne in ye worde, and tooke him in a snare: which reproued them in the gate, and made the iust to fall without cause.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Making a man to sinne in the worde, and that toke him in a snare, whiche reproued them in the open place, and they that haue turned the cause of the righteous to naught.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    that make a man an offender in [his] cause, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nothing.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Causing men to sin in word, And for a reprover in the gate lay a snare, And turn aside into emptiness the righteous.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    that make a man an offender in `his' cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    that make a man an offender in [his] cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Who give help to a man in a wrong cause, and who put a net for the feet of him who gives decisions in the public place, taking away a man's right without cause.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    who cause a person to be indicted by a word, and lay a snare for the arbiter in the gate, and who deprive the innocent of justice with false testimony.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    those who bear false testimony against a person, who entrap the one who arbitrates at the city gate and deprive the innocent of justice by making false charges.

Referenced Verses

  • Amos 5:10-12 : 10 They hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise the one who speaks with honesty. 11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from them, though you have built houses of cut stone, you will not live in them; though you have planted delightful vineyards, you will not drink their wine. 12 For I know your many transgressions and your mighty sins: oppressing the righteous, taking bribes, and turning aside the needy at the gate.
  • Amos 7:10-17 : 10 Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel, saying, 'Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words.' 11 For Amos says, 'Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their own land.' 12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, 'Seer, go and flee to the land of Judah; there you can earn your bread and prophesy there.' 13 'But never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary and the temple of the kingdom.' 14 Amos answered Amaziah, 'I was neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, but I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore figs.' 15 But the Lord took me from tending the flock and said to me, 'Go, prophesy to My people Israel.' 16 Now therefore, hear the word of the Lord: You say, 'Do not prophesy against Israel and do not preach against the house of Isaac.' 17 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: 'Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, your sons and daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be divided up with a measuring line, and you yourself will die in a polluted land. Israel will surely go into exile away from their homeland.'
  • Mic 2:6-7 : 6 'Do not preach,' they preach. 'Do not preach about such things; disgrace will not overtake us.' 7 House of Jacob, is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these His deeds? Do not my words do good to those who do right?
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 I will come near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, and those who swear falsely; against those who defraud workers of their wages, oppress widows and orphans, and deprive foreigners of justice. They do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.
  • Matt 22:15 : 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap him in his words.
  • Matt 26:15 : 15 and said, "What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him over to you?" So they counted out thirty pieces of silver for him.
  • Luke 11:53-54 : 53 While He was saying these things to them, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to question Him closely about many things, 54 lying in wait to catch Him in something He might say, to accuse Him.
  • Acts 3:14 : 14 You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you.
  • Jas 5:6 : 6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, who does not resist you.
  • Judg 12:6 : 6 they would say, "Say 'Shibboleth.'" And if he said 'Sibboleth,' because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time, forty-two thousand from Ephraim were killed.
  • Prov 28:21 : 21 To show partiality is not good, yet for a piece of bread, a man will transgress.
  • Isa 32:7 : 7 The schemes of the wicked are evil; he devises wicked plans to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
  • Jer 18:18 : 18 Then they said, 'Come, let's devise plans against Jeremiah, for instruction won't vanish from the priest, counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet. Come, let's attack him with our words, and let's not pay attention to anything he says.'
  • Jer 20:7-9 : 7 LORD, you deceived me, and I was deceived. You overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me. 8 Whenever I speak, I cry out, proclaiming violence and destruction. So the word of the LORD has brought me insult and reproach all day long. 9 But if I say, 'I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,' His word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot. 10 I hear many whispering, 'Terror on every side! Report him! Let’s report him!' All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, 'Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him.'
  • Jer 26:2-8 : 2 The LORD says, 'Stand in the courtyard of the LORD's house and declare to all the cities of Judah, who come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words I command you to speak to them. Do not omit a single word.' 3 Perhaps they will listen and turn, each one, from their evil ways. Then I will relent concerning the disaster that I plan to bring on them because of the evil they have done. 4 And you shall say to them, 'The LORD says: If you do not listen to Me and follow My law which I have set before you... 5 ...and listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have persistently sent to you (though you have not listened), 6 then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing among all the nations on earth.' 7 And the priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD. 8 And when Jeremiah finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests, the prophets, and all the people seized him, saying, 'You shall surely die!'
  • Ezek 13:19 : 19 You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not live.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 20 For the ruthless will vanish, the scoffer will disappear, and all who have an eye for evil will be cut off.

  • 10 They hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise the one who speaks with honesty.

  • 7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • 23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deny justice to the righteous!

  • 10 His rope lies hidden in the ground, and his trap is set along the path.

  • Prov 29:5-6
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    5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.

    6 An evil man is ensnared by his transgression, but the righteous rejoice and are glad.

  • Lam 3:35-36
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    35 to deny a man justice in the presence of the Most High,

    36 to subvert a person in their cause—the Lord does not approve.

  • 10 Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • 12 For I know your many transgressions and your mighty sins: oppressing the righteous, taking bribes, and turning aside the needy at the gate.

  • Job 21:30-31
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    30 That the wicked are spared in the day of calamity, that they are brought forth in the day of wrath?

    31 Who will confront him with his conduct? Who repays him for what he has done?

  • 1 A man who is often corrected but stubbornly stiffens his neck will be suddenly broken beyond healing.

  • 29 A wicked man hardens his face, but an upright person considers their way.

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    22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate.

    23 For the LORD will plead their case and will rob of life those who rob them.

  • 17 Surely in vain is the net spread in sight of any bird,

  • 27 The righteous detest the unjust, and the wicked detest the upright.

  • 8 Mockers stir up a city, but the wise calm anger.

  • 2 Yet He is wise and brings disaster; He does not take back His words. He will rise against the house of evildoers and against the help of those who practice wickedness.

  • 2 They deprive the poor of justice and rob the rights of the needy among my people, making widows their spoil and leaving orphans to be plundered.

  • 13 By the sin of their lips, the wicked are trapped, but the righteous escape trouble.

  • 11 May burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into deep pits, never to rise again.

  • 26 Among My people are wicked men. They lie in wait like those who set traps; they set deadly snares to catch people.

  • 29 A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.

  • 3 Their hands are skilled at doing evil: the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, and the powerful speak out their selfish desires. Together they weave a web of corrupt schemes.

  • 28 A worthless witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • 6 He will also be a spirit of justice for those who sit in judgment and a source of strength for those who turn back the battle at the gate.

  • 32 The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

  • 4 Therefore, the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so justice comes out distorted.

  • 8 For his feet are cast into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.

  • 7 You who turn justice to bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground—

  • 12 The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

  • 29 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you have brought your guilt to remembrance by exposing your transgressions for all to see—your sins revealed in all your actions—because you have been brought to mind, you will be captured.

  • 11 A rebellious person seeks only evil, so a cruel messenger will be sent against them.

  • 14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and the needy, to slaughter those whose ways are upright.

  • 21 They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn innocent blood.

  • 31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut off.

  • 17 But you are full of the judgment on the wicked; justice and judgment take hold of you.

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    19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

    20 A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • 41 You have broken through all his walls; you have reduced his strongholds to ruins.

  • 18 The wicked serve as a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous for the upright.

  • 8 The one who plots evil will be called a schemer.

  • 15 Do not lie in ambush, wicked person, at the house of the righteous; do not destroy their resting place.

  • 15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the Lord.

  • 27 You would even cast lots over the fatherless and barter away your friend.

  • 1 If there is a dispute between men, and they come to court for judgment, the judges shall justify the innocent and condemn the guilty.

  • 18 O LORD, let me not be put to shame, for I have called out to you. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them be silent in the grave.