Isaiah 29:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Isaiah 29:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 29:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 29:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“who cause a person to be indicted by a word, and lay a snare for one who reproves in the gate, and who deprive the innocent of justice with false testimony.”
Isaiah 29:21 — World English Bible
Isaiah 29:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Isaiah 29:21 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 29:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Causing men to sin in word, And for a reprover in the gate lay a snare, And turn aside into emptiness the righteous.”
Isaiah 29:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 29:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and pervert [the judgment of] the righteous by futility. ”
Isaiah 29:21 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 29:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Which made a man to sinne in ye worde, and tooke him in a snare: which reproued them in the gate, and made the iust to fall without cause.”
Isaiah 29:21 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 29:21 in Context — Isaiah 29
19 The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20 For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:
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.
22 Therefore 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.
23 But 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.
What Does Isaiah 29:21 Mean?
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