Isaiah 59:16
14 And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
15 Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
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.
17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
18 According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
Read in contextIsaiah 64:7
And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.
Read in contextPsalms 106:23
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
Read in contextPsalms 98:1
O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
Read in contextIsaiah 63:3–5
I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
Read in contextIsaiah 52:10
The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
Read in contextIsaiah 41:28
For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
Read in contextMark 6:6
And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
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