Isaiah 59:14

“And justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far off; for truth has stumbled in the public square, and uprightness cannot enter.”

Isaiah 59:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 59:14, word by word

justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat

justice

What is right and fair.

Where else “mishpat” appears
is turnedהֻסַּגhusag

move back

To go back; also be driven back.

Where else “husag” appears
backאָחוֹרachor

behind

The part behind something or someone, the side not seen from the front.

Where else “achor” appears
and righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka

righteous deeds

Doing what is just, upright deeds.

Where else “tsedaka” appears
standsתַּעֲמֹדtaamod

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

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far offרָחוֹקrachok

far

To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.

Where else “rachok” appears
truthאֱמֶתemet

truth

What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.

Where else “emet” appears
has stumbledכָשְׁלָהchashla

stumble

To lose one's balance while walking until one falls.

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in the public squareרְחוֹבrechov

square

Square: the open space of a town.

Where else “rechov” appears
and uprightnessנְכֹחָהnechocha

what is straight, right

What is straight, right: what goes straight without turning aside; honesty.

Where else “nechocha” appears
cannotתוּכַלtuchal

be able

To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.

Where else “tuchal” appears
enterבוֹאvo

enter

To go into a place.

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The context

13transgressing and denying YHWH, and turning away from following our Elohim, speaking oppression and rebellion, conceiving and muttering from the heart words of falsehood.

14 · This verse (above)

15And truth is lacking, and whoever turns from evil is plundered. And YHWH saw and it was evil in his eyes that there was no justice.

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