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What Does “Justice” Mean in the Bible?
In the King James Bible, “Justice” means “fairness” in modern English. It is an archaic word from the 1611 KJV that has dropped out of everyday use.
What Was Lost
The restorative dimension. When the prophets cried for justice, they were not demanding harsher prisons. Mishpat meant setting the world right: restoring stolen property, freeing the enslaved, feeding the hungry, defending the orphan. Justice was not punishment of the wicked but restoration of the broken.
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