Isaiah 59:14-15

New American Standard Bible

¹⁴^(A)Justice is turned back,
And ^(B)righteousness stands far away;
For truth has stumbled in the street,
And uprightness cannot enter.
¹⁵Truth is lacking,
And one who turns aside from evil ^(C)makes himself a prey.
Now the Lord saw,
And it was ^[a]displeasing in His sight ^(D)that there was no justice.

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Isaiah 59:14-15

New International Version

¹⁴So justice^(A) is driven back,
    and righteousness^(B) stands at a distance;
truth^(C) has stumbled in the streets,
    honesty cannot enter.
¹⁵Truth^(D) is nowhere to be found,
    and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey.