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Isaiah 59:14
“And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נָסַגnâçag · naw-sag'
H5253 · Hebrew
H5253 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to retreat
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- departing away, remove, take (hold), turn away.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- הֻסַּ֤ג — verb Hophal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 9 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 19:14Deuteronomy 27:17Proverbs 22:28Proverbs 23:10Isaiah 59:13
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נָסַג here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.