Isaiah 29:21
“That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Isaiah 29:21 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
that make a man an offender in his cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
die einen Menschen schuldig erklären um eines Wortes willen und dem Schlingen legen, welcher im Tore Recht spricht, und um nichts den Gerechten aus seinem Recht verdrängen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Los que hacían pecar al hombre en palabra; los que armaban lazo al que reprendía en la puerta, y torcieron lo justo en vanidad.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Os que acusam aos homens por meio de palavras, e armam ciladas contra quem os repreende na porta da cidade ,e os que prejudicam ao justo.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
os quais, por causa de uma palavra, acusam um homem e o fazem criminoso; preparam armadilhas para aquele que procura justiça no portão, e abatem o justo com mentiras vazias.
📖 Isaiah 29:21 in Context
19The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:
21That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
22Therefore thus saith the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.
23But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.
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