23That justify the wicked for gifts, and take away the justice of the just from him.


In Context

20 Woe to you that call evil good, and good evil: that put darkness for light, and light for darkness: that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.

21 Woe to you that rue wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own conceits.

22 Woe to you that are mighty to drink wine, and stout men at drunkenness.

23 That justify the wicked for gifts, and take away the justice of the just from him.

24 Therefore as the tongue of the fire devoureth the stubble, and the heat of the dame consumeth it: so shall their root be as ashes, and their bud shall go up se dust: for they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and have blasphemed the word of the Holy One of Israel.

25 Therefore is the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched out his hand upon them, and struck them: and the mountains were troubled, and their carcasses became as dung in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Isaiah 5:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:23Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:23who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:23that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:23who justify the wicked for a bribe, and turn away the righteousness of the righteous from them!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:23which justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:23Who justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:23who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:23Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:23Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!