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.
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 59:4, the same chapter shows no one calls for justice or pleads with integrity—explaining why truth stumbles and justice is driven back.
Isaiah 59:8 says there is no justice in their paths — directly continuing the same theme of failed justice from verse 14.
In Isaiah 5:23, corrupt judges acquit the guilty for bribes and deny justice to the innocent—echoing the collapse of justice described here.
In Isaiah 10:1, woe is pronounced on those who make unjust laws—a direct parallel to the perversion of justice in this verse.
In Isaiah 10:2, unjust laws deprive the poor of rights and withhold justice—reflecting the same breakdown of righteousness.
In Psalm 82:2-5, God rebukes unjust judges who show partiality and fail to defend the weak—matching the scene of justice driven back.
Habakkuk 1:4 says the law is paralyzed and justice never goes forth — a near-identical description of justice being turned back.
In Ecclesiastes 3:16, the place of judgment is filled with wickedness—directly paralleling the absence of justice and truth.
Micah 7:3-5 depicts rulers and judges accepting bribes, the same perversion of justice and truth seen here.
In Jeremiah 5:28, the wicked are fat and sleek and do not defend the poor's rights—echoing the neglect of justice here.
Micah 3:9-11 describes leaders who despise justice and take bribes — directly matching the corruption that turns back justice here.
In Amos 5:7, those who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground directly mirror the driving back of justice and righteousness.
Jeremiah 5:1 searches for one who deals honestly — echoing the absence of truth and justice that is lamented here.
In Amos 6:12, justice is turned into gall and righteousness into wormwood — same perversion of justice and righteousness as Isaiah 59:14.
In Jeremiah 7:28, truth has perished and been cut off from their mouth — directly echoing Isaiah's 'truth fallen in the street' in a nation that refuses correction.
Exodus 18:21 instructs appointing judges who fear God and hate dishonest gain — the opposite of the injustice described here.
Proverbs 18:5 warns against depriving the innocent of justice — the very evil happening when justice is turned back.
In Daniel 8:12, truth is cast down to the ground by a hostile power — similar imagery of truth being overthrown, but in an apocalyptic vision context.
Zephaniah 3:1-3 condemns oppressive rulers, a broader context of corruption that leads to the failure of justice.