Isaiah 59:16

When he saw that there was no mighty man, Then was he astonished that there was none to interpose,—So his own arm brought him salvation, And his own righteousness, the same, upheld him;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

15And the truth hath been found missing, And he that hath turned away from wrong is liable to be despoiled, And when, Yahweh, looked, Then was it grievous in his eyes that there was no justice:

17And he put on Righteousness as a coat of mail, And a helmet of victory upon his head,—And he put on the garments of avenging, for clothing, And wrapped about him as a cloak—jealousy,

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Cross References

Psalms 94:16Who will rise up for me, against the evil-doers? Who will make a stand for me, against the workers of iniquity?

Psalms 106:23Then would he have bidden to destroy them,—had not Moses his chosen, stood in the breach before him, To turn back his wrath from destroying.

Isaiah 50:2Wherefore, When I came in, was there no one? When I called, was there none to answer? Is mine own hand, really shortened, that it cannot redeem? Or is there not, in me, strength to deliver? Lo! by my rebuke, I dry up the sea I make rivers a desert, Their fish Stinketh, for want of water, Yea dieth, for thirst:

Isaiah 52:10Yahweh hath bared his holy arm, in the eyes of all the nations, So shall all the ends of the earth see the salvation of our God.

Isaiah 62:8Sworn hath Yahweh—By his own right hand, and By his own strong arm,—Surely I will give thy corn no more, as food to thine enemies, Nor shall the sons of the foreigner drink thy new wine, for which thou hast toiled;

Isaiah 63:5Therefore looked I around, and there was none to help,—And I was astonished that there was none to uphold,—So, mine own arm brought me salvation, And mine indignation, the same upheld me;

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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