Isaiah 59:14
and doom was turned aback, and rightfulness or rightwiseness stood a far; for why truth fell down in the street, and equity, either evenness, might not enter.This verse in the real world
In what words
- נְכֹחָהnᵉkôchâhproperly, straightforwardness, i.e. (figuratively) integrity, or (concretely) a truth
- נָסַגnâçagto retreat
- רְחֹבrᵉchôba width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area
- אָחוֹרʼâchôwrthe hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West
- כָּשַׁלkâshalto totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, t
- רָחוֹקrâchôwqremote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used ad
- אֶמֶתʼemethstability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
- צְדָקָהtsᵉdâqâhrightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue)
+3 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Ecc 3:16, Hab 1:4, Amo 5:11, Jer 5:27–28, Mic 3:9–11, Jer 5:31, Isa 10:1–2, Isa 5:23