Isaiah 59:16

He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to intervene. 1 Therefore his own arm brought salvation for him, and his righteousness sustained him. 1

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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.

In Context

15Trustworthiness has gone away, and he who turns away from evil makes himself a victim. 1 Yahweh saw it and was displeased that there was no justice. 1

17He put on righteousness as a breastplate and a helmet of salvation upon his head. 1 He clothed himself with garments of vengeance and wore zeal as a mantle. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 94:16Who will rise up to defend me against the evildoers? 1 Who will stand up for me against the wicked? 1

Psalms 106:23So he said he would destroy them— 1 had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, 1 to turn away his anger from destroying them. 1

Isaiah 50:2Why did I come but there was no one there? Why did I call but no one answered? 1 Was my hand too short to ransom you? Was there no power in me to rescue you? 1 Look, at my rebuke I dry up the sea; I make the rivers a desert; 1 their fish die for lack of water and rot. 1

Isaiah 52:10Yahweh has bared his holy arm in the sight of all the nations; 1 all the earth will see the salvation of our God. 1

Isaiah 62:8Yahweh has sworn by his right hand and by the arm of his strength, 1 “Surely I will no longer give your grain as food for your enemies. 1 Foreigners will not drink your new wine, for which you have worked. 1

Isaiah 63:5I looked, and there was no one to help. I wondered that there was none to help, 1 but my own arm brought victory for me, and my strong anger drove me on. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 59:10-16

The Prevalence and Effects of Sin. ( b. c. 706.) 9 Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness. 10 We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men. 11 We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us. 12 For our transgressions… Read the whole commentary →

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