13 Transgressing and (A)denying the Lord,
And turning away from our God,
Speaking (B)oppression and revolt,
Conceiving in and (C)uttering from the heart lying words.
14 (D)Justice is turned back,
And (E)righteousness stands far away;
For truth has stumbled in the street,
And uprightness cannot enter.
15 Yes, truth is lacking;
And he who turns aside from evil (F)makes himself a prey.
Now the Lord saw,
And it was [a]displeasing in His sight (G)that there was no justice.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 59:15 Or evil