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
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Other Translations for Isaiah 29:21

BSB
those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.
AKJV
That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nothing.
CPDV
For they caused men to sin by a word, and they supplanted him who argued against them at the gates, and they turned away from justice in vain.
ERV
that make a man an offender in a cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.
NHEB
who cause a person to be indicted by a word, and lay a snare for the arbiter in the gate, and who deprive the innocent of justice with false testimony.
SMT
Leading a man into sin by a word, and laying snares for him doing justice in the gate, and they will turn aside the just one by vanity.

Commentary for Isaiah 29:21

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Overview of Isaiah 29:21
Summary
Corrupt officials exploit speech against righteous people
Place
Gate
Event
Officials trap and condemn righteous
Estimated Time Period
c. 700 BC
Category
Judgment