Verse 14

And judgment{H4941} is turned away{H5253}{(H8717)} backward{H268}, and justice{H6666} standeth{H5975}{(H8799)} afar off{H7350}: for truth{H571} is fallen{H3782}{(H8804)} in the street{H7339}, and equity{H5229} cannot{H3201}{(H8799)} enter{H935}{(H8800)}.

Referenced Verses

  • Hab 1:4 : 4 Therefore the law{H8451} is slacked{H6313}{(H8799)}, and judgment{H4941} doth never{H5331} go forth{H3318}{(H8799)}: for the wicked{H7563} doth compass{H3803}{(H8688)} about the righteous{H6662}; therefore wrong{H6127}{(H8794)} judgment{H4941} proceedeth{H3318}{(H8799)}.
  • Zeph 3:1-3 : 1 Woe{H1945} to her that is filthy{H4754}{(H8802)} and polluted{H1351}{(H8737)}, to the oppressing{H3238}{(H8802)} city{H5892}! 2 She obeyed{H8085}{(H8804)} not the voice{H6963}; she received{H3947}{(H8804)} not correction{H4148}; she trusted{H982}{(H8804)} not in the LORD{H3068}; she drew not near{H7126}{(H8804)} to her God{H430}. 3 Her princes{H8269} within{H7130} her are roaring{H7580}{(H8802)} lions{H738}; her judges{H8199}{(H8802)} are evening{H6153} wolves{H2061}; they gnaw not the bones{H1633}{(H8804)} till the morrow{H1242}.
  • Amos 5:11 : 11 Forasmuch{H3282} therefore as your treading{H1318}{(H8780)} is upon the poor{H1800}, and ye take{H3947}{(H8799)} from him burdens{H4864} of wheat{H1250}: ye have built{H1129}{(H8804)} houses{H1004} of hewn stone{H1496}, but ye shall not dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} in them; ye have planted{H5193}{(H8804)} pleasant{H2531} vineyards{H3754}, but ye shall not drink{H8354}{(H8799)} wine{H3196} of them.
  • Mic 3:9-9 : 9 Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} this, I pray you, ye heads{H7218} of the house{H1004} of Jacob{H3290}, and princes{H7101} of the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}, that abhor{H8581}{(H8764)} judgment{H4941}, and pervert{H6140}{(H8762)} all equity{H3477}. 10 They build up{H1129}{(H8802)} Zion{H6726} with blood{H1818}, and Jerusalem{H3389} with iniquity{H5766}. 11 The heads{H7218} thereof judge{H8199}{(H8799)} for reward{H7810}, and the priests{H3548} thereof teach{H3384}{(H8686)} for hire{H4242}, and the prophets{H5030} thereof divine{H7080}{(H8799)} for money{H3701}: yet will they lean{H8172}{(H8735)} upon the LORD{H3068}, and say{H559}{(H8800)}, Is not the LORD{H3068} among{H7130} us? none evil{H7451} can come{H935}{(H8799)} upon us.
  • Mic 7:3-5 : 3 That they may do evil{H7451} with both hands{H3709} earnestly{H3190}{(H8687)}, the prince{H8269} asketh{H7592}{(H8802)}, and the judge{H8199}{(H8802)} asketh for a reward{H7966}; and the great{H1419} man, he uttereth{H1696}{(H8802)} his mischievous{H1942} desire{H5315}: so they wrap it up{H5686}{(H8762)}. 4 The best{H2896} of them is as a brier{H2312}: the most upright{H3477} is sharper than a thorn hedge{H4534}: the day{H3117} of thy watchmen{H6822}{(H8764)} and thy visitation{H6486} cometh{H935}{(H8804)}; now shall be their perplexity{H3998}. 5 Trust{H539}{(H8686)} ye not in a friend{H7453}, put ye not confidence{H982}{(H8799)} in a guide{H441}: keep{H8104}{(H8798)} the doors{H6607} of thy mouth{H6310} from her that lieth{H7901}{(H8802)} in thy bosom{H2436}.
  • Ps 82:2-5 : 2 How long will ye judge{H8199}{H8799)} unjustly{H5766}, and accept{H5375}{H8799)} the persons{H6440} of the wicked{H7563}? Selah{H5542}. 3 Defend{H8199}{H8798)} the poor{H1800} and fatherless{H3490}: do justice{H6663}{H8685)} to the afflicted{H6041} and needy{H7326}{H8802)}. 4 Deliver{H6403}{H8761)} the poor{H1800} and needy{H34}: rid{H5337}{H8685)} them out of the hand{H3027} of the wicked{H7563}. 5 They know{H3045}{H8804)} not, neither will they understand{H995}{H8799)}; they walk{H1980}{H8691)} on in darkness{H2825}: all the foundations{H4144} of the earth{H776} are out of course{H4131}{H8735)}.
  • Eccl 3:16 : 16 And moreover I saw{H7200}{(H8804)} under the sun{H8121} the place{H4725} of judgment{H4941}, that wickedness{H7562} was there; and the place{H4725} of righteousness{H6664}, that iniquity{H7562} was there.
  • Isa 1:21 : 21 How is the faithful{H539}{(H8737)} city{H7151} become an harlot{H2181}{(H8802)}! it was full{H4392} of judgment{H4941}; righteousness{H6664} lodged{H3885}{(H8799)} in it; but now murderers{H7523}{(H8764)}.
  • Isa 5:23 : 23 Which justify{H6663}{(H8688)} the wicked{H7563} for{H6118} reward{H7810}, and take away{H5493}{(H8686)} the righteousness{H6666} of the righteous{H6662} from him!
  • Isa 10:1-2 : 1 Woe{H1945} unto them that decree{H2710}{(H8802)} unrighteous{H205} decrees{H2711}, and that write{H3789}{(H8764)} grievousness{H5999} which they have prescribed{H3789}{(H8765)}; 2 To turn aside{H5186}{(H8687)} the needy{H1800} from judgment{H1779}, and to take away{H1497}{(H8800)} the right{H4941} from the poor{H6041} of my people{H5971}, that widows{H490} may be their prey{H7998}, and that they may rob{H962}{(H8799)} the fatherless{H3490}!
  • Isa 59:4 : 4 None calleth{H7121}{(H8802)} for justice{H6664}, nor any pleadeth{H8199}{(H8737)} for truth{H530}: they trust{H982}{(H8800)} in vanity{H8414}, and speak{H1696}{(H8763)} lies{H7723}; they conceive{H2029}{(H8800)} mischief{H5999}, and bring forth{H3205}{(H8687)} iniquity{H205}.
  • Jer 5:27-28 : 27 As a cage{H3619} is full{H4392} of birds{H5775}, so are their houses{H1004} full{H4392} of deceit{H4820}: therefore they are become great{H1431}{(H8804)}, and waxen rich{H6238}{(H8686)}. 28 They are waxen fat{H8080}{(H8804)}, they shine{H6245}{(H8804)}: yea, they overpass{H5674}{(H8804)} the deeds{H1697} of the wicked{H7451}: they judge{H1777}{(H8804)} not the cause{H1779}, the cause of the fatherless{H3490}, yet they prosper{H6743}{(H8686)}; and the right{H4941} of the needy{H34} do they not judge{H8199}{(H8804)}.
  • Jer 5:31 : 31 The prophets{H5030} prophesy{H5012}{(H8738)} falsely{H8267}, and the priests{H3548} bear rule{H7287}{(H8799)} by their means{H3027}; and my people{H5971} love{H157}{(H8804)} to have it so: and what will ye do{H6213}{(H8799)} in the end{H319} thereof?
  • Amos 5:7 : 7 Ye who turn{H2015}{(H8802)} judgment{H4941} to wormwood{H3939}, and leave off{H3240}{(H8689)} righteousness{H6666} in the earth{H776},