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And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. (KJV)

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וְהֻסַּ֤גve.hu.Sagand it has been driven back

Lemma: נָסַג (na.sag) · Strong's: H5253

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHq3ms)

Meaning: to remove

Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:14, Deuteronomy 27:17, Proverbs 22:28, Proverbs 23:10, Isaiah 59:13, Hosea 5:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5253; TAHOT Isaiah 59:14 word 1

אָחוֹר֙'a.chOrbackwards

Lemma: אָחוֹר (a.chor) · Strong's: H0268

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: back

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 49:17, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 33:23, 2 Samuel 1:22, 2 Samuel 10:9, 1 Kings 7:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0268; TAHOT Isaiah 59:14 word 2

מִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.Patjustice

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: justice

Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Isaiah 59:14 word 3

וּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.Kahand righteousness

Lemma: צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) · Strong's: H6666

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: righteousness

Used 154 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 30:33, Deuteronomy 6:25, Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6666; TAHOT Isaiah 59:14 word 4

מֵרָח֣וֹקme.ra.Chokfrom a distance

Lemma: רָחֹק (ra.choq) · Strong's: H7350

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: distant

Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 22:4, Genesis 37:18, Exodus 2:4, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 20:21, Exodus 24:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7350; TAHOT Isaiah 59:14 word 5

תַּעֲמֹ֑דta.'a.Modit stands

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to stand: stand

Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Isaiah 59:14 word 6

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 59:14 word 7

כָשְׁלָ֤הkha.she.Lahit has stumbled

Lemma: כָּשַׁל (ka.shal) · Strong's: H3782

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to stumble

Used 60 times. Also: Leviticus 26:37, 1 Samuel 2:4, 2 Chronicles 25:8, 2 Chronicles 28:15, 2 Chronicles 28:23, Nehemiah 4:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3782; TAHOT Isaiah 59:14 word 8

בָֽרְחוֹב֙va.re.chOvin the open place

Lemma: רְחוֹב (re.chov) · Strong's: H7339

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: street/plaza

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Deuteronomy 13:16, Judges 19:15, Judges 19:17, Judges 19:20, 2 Samuel 21:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7339; TAHOT Isaiah 59:14 word 9

אֱמֶ֔ת'e.Mettruth

Lemma: אֱמֶת (e.met) · Strong's: H0571H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: truth: true

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:48, Genesis 42:16, Deuteronomy 13:14, Deuteronomy 17:4, Deuteronomy 22:20, 1 Kings 10:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0571H; TAHOT Isaiah 59:14 word 10

וּנְכֹחָ֖הu.ne.kho.Chahand honesty

Lemma: נְכֹחָה (ne.kho.chah) · Strong's: H5229

Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)

Meaning: upright

Used 4 times. Also: Isaiah 26:10, Isaiah 30:10, Amos 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5229; TAHOT Isaiah 59:14 word 11

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Isaiah 59:14 word 12

תוּכַ֥לtu.Khalit is able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Isaiah 59:14 word 13

לָבֽוֹא\׃la.Vo'to enter

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Isaiah 59:14 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So justice	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice
is turned away	→	נָסַג H5253 to remove
. . .	→	אָחוֹר H0268 back
and righteousness	→	צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness
stands	→	עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand
at a distance	→	רָחֹק H7350 distant
For	→	כִּי H3588A for
truth	→	אֱמֶת H0571H truth: true
has stumbled	→	כָּשַׁל H3782 to stumble
in the public square	→	רְחוֹב H7339 street/plaza
and honesty	→	נְכֹחָה H5229 upright
cannot	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able
enter	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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