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15 Honesty has disappeared;
the one who tries to avoid evil is robbed.
The Lord watches and is displeased,[a]
for there is no justice.

The Lord Intervenes

16 He sees there is no advocate;[b]
he is shocked[c] that no one intervenes.
So he takes matters into his own hands;[d]
his desire for justice drives him on.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 59:15 tn Heb “and it is displeasing in his eyes.”
  2. Isaiah 59:16 tn Heb “man” (so KJV, ASV); TEV “no one to help.”
  3. Isaiah 59:16 tn Or “appalled” (NAB, NIV, NRSV), or “disgusted.”
  4. Isaiah 59:16 tn Heb “and his arm delivers for him.”
  5. Isaiah 59:16 tn Heb “and his justice [or “righteousness”] supports him.”