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Yes, truth is lacking; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. Yahweh saw it, and it displeased him who there was no justice.
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The High Cost of Integrity
Commentators explain that when a society abandons truth, those who try to live righteously become vulnerable. The verse says one who "departeth from evil maketh himself a prey." Scholars note this means the godly were plundered, victimized, or even considered mad for their integrity, highlighting the social cost of following God in a corrupt culture.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Indeed, truth fails - That is, it is not to be found; it is missing. The word used here (from עדר ‛ âdar) means “to b…
19th Century
Anglican
Truth faileth — that is, it is banished, and becomes like a missing and lost thing. The man who departs from evil is mere…
16th Century
Protestant
Truth faileth. Therefore, it clearly appears that Isaiah, in the preceding verse, did not speak of punishments; for, without interrupting …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Yea, truth faileth Or, "is deprived" F6 ; of its life and being; it not only falls in the street, and the…
If we shut our eyes against the light of Divine truth, it is just of God to hide from our eyes the things that belong to our peace. The sins of tho…
13th Century
Catholic
Behold, the hand of the Lord is not shortened. Here the prophet presents the preparation for receiving salvation on the part of …
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