Isaiah 59:14-19

New American Standard Bible

^14 (A)Justice is turned back,
And ^(B)righteousness stands far away;
For truth has stumbled in the street,
And uprightness cannot enter.
¹⁵ Truth is lacking,
And one who turns aside from evil ^(C)makes himself a prey.
Now the Lord saw,
And it was ^[a]displeasing in His sight ^(D)that there was no justice.
¹⁶ And He saw that there was ^(E)no one,
And was amazed that there was not one to intercede;
Then His ^(F)own arm brought salvation to Him,
And His righteousness upheld Him.
¹⁷ He put on ^(G)righteousness like a breastplate,
And a ^(H)helmet of salvation on His head;
And He put on ^(I)garments of vengeance for clothing
And wrapped Himself with ^(J)zeal as a cloak.
^18 (K)According to their deeds, ^[b]so will He repay:
Wrath to His adversaries, ^[c]retribution to His enemies;
To the coastlands He will ^[d]deal ^[e]retribution.
¹⁹ So they will fear the name of the Lord from the ^(L)west
And His glory from the ^(M)rising of the sun,
For He will ^(N)come like a ^[f]rushing stream
Which the wind of the Lord drives.