So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
DRAAnd judgment is turned away backward, and justice hath stood far off: because truth bath fallen down in the street, and equity could not come in.
FBVJustice is rejected, and doing right never happens. Truth falls down in the street, and honesty is banned.
GNVTherefore iudgement is turned backewarde, and iustice standeth farre off: for trueth is fallen in the streete, and equitie cannot enter.
JPSAnd justice is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth hath stumbled in the broad place, and uprightness cannot enter.
LSVAnd judgment is removed backward, || And righteousness stands far off, || For truth has been feeble in the street, || And straightforwardness is not able to enter,
NASBJustice is turned back, And righteousness stands far away; For truth has stumbled in the street, And uprightness cannot enter.NASB 2020
So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter.
OJBAnd mishpat (justice) is turned back, and tzedakah (righteousness) standeth afar off; for emes (truth) is fallen in the rechov (street), and nacho'ach (honesty) cannot enter.
RVAnd judgment is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.
T4TIn our courts, the judges do not decide cases/matters fairly; no one is acting righteously. In plazas where people gather together, no one tells the truth [PRS]; it seems that people are not allowed to say what is true.