Isaiah 59:16
14 So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
15 Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.
He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.
17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
18 So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.
- KJV
- And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.
- WEB
- He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor. Therefore his own arm brought salvation to him; and his righteousness sustained him.
- ASV
- And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his own arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it upheld him.
- DARBY
- And he saw that there was no man, and he wondered that there was no intercessor; and his arm brought him salvation, and his righteousness, it sustained him.
- BLB
- And He saw that there was no man and He was astonished that there was no one interceding, and His own arm brought salvation for Him, and His own righteousness, it upheld him.
- ÅB
- og han så at ingen trådte fram, og han undret seg over at det ingen var som førte hans sak. Da hjalp hans arm ham, og hans rettferdighet støttet ham,
- OTB
- Han så at det ikke var noen, og undret seg over at det ikke var noen til å gripe inn; så hans egen arm brakte frelse til ham, og hans rettferdighet støttet ham.
- B1930
- og han så at ingen trådte frem, og han undret sig over at det ingen var som førte hans sak. Da hjalp hans arm ham, og hans rettferdighet støttet ham,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 22:30
I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.
Read in contextIsaiah 64:7
No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.
Read in contextPsalms 106:23
So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.
Read in contextPsalms 98:1
Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
Read in contextIsaiah 63:3–5
“I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained.
Read in contextIsaiah 52:10
The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
Read in contextIsaiah 41:28
When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say.
Read in contextMark 6:6
And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.
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