Isaiah 59:4
Isaiah 59:4 — The New International Version (NIV)
4 No one calls for justice;
no one pleads a case with integrity.
They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies;
they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
Isaiah 59:4 — English Standard Version (ESV)
4 No one enters suit justly;
no one goes to law honestly;
they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies,
they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
Isaiah 59:4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
4 No one cares about being fair and honest.
The people’s lawsuits are based on lies.
They conceive evil deeds
and then give birth to sin.
Isaiah 59:4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
4 No one calls for justice,
Nor does any plead for truth.
They trust in empty words and speak lies;
They conceive evil and bring forth iniquity.
Isaiah 59:4 — New Century Version (NCV)
4 People take each other to court unfairly,
and no one tells the truth in arguing his case.
They accuse each other falsely and tell lies.
They cause trouble and create more evil.
Isaiah 59:4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
4 None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Isaiah 59:4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
4 none calleth for justice, none pleadeth in truthfulness. They trust in vanity, and speak falsehood; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Isaiah 59:4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
4 No one calls for justice,
and no one pleads his case truthfully.
People trust pointless arguments and speak lies.
They conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
Isaiah 59:4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
4 No one makes claims justly;
no one pleads honestly.
They trust in empty and worthless words;
they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.
Isaiah 59:4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
4 No one brings suit justly,
no one goes to law honestly;
they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies,
conceiving mischief and begetting iniquity.
Isaiah 59:4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
4 There is nobody who pleads with justice,
and there is nobody who judges with honesty.
They rely on nothing
and speak vanity.
They conceive trouble
and beget iniquity;
Isaiah 59:4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
4 People aren’t fair when they present their cases in court.
They aren’t honest when they state their case.
They depend on weak arguments. They tell lies.
They plan to make trouble.
Then they carry it out.
Isaiah 59:4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
4 No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly.
They trust in confusion and speak lies;
They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.