Isaiah 59:14
“And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off,.... Jarchi interprets this of the vengeance of God,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And judgment is turned away backward - The word ‘judgment’ is not used, as in Isa 59:9, to denote the divine…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Justice standeth afar off - צדקה tsedakah, righteousness, put here, says Kimchi, for alms to the poor. This casts some…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 59:9-15
The scope of this paragraph is the same with that of the last, to show that sin is the great mischief-maker; as it is…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The confession, following the same order as the indictment in Isa 59:3-4, proceeds from personal sins to public…
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