Isaiah 29:21 - Catholic Public Domain Version 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Those who make a man an offender and bring condemnation upon him with a word, and lay a trap for him who upholds justice at the city gate, and thrust aside the innocent and truly righteous with an empty plea. 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. Common English Bible all who incriminate others wrongly, who entrap the judge in the gate, and pointlessly postpone justice for the innocent. |