KJV King James Version
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.
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Isaiah 59:15
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.
WEB World English Bible
Yes, truth is lacking; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. Yahweh saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice.
ASV American Standard Version
Yea, truth is lacking; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey.And Jehovah saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the truth is lacking, And whoso is turning aside from evil, Is making himself a spoil. And Jehovah seeth, and it is evil in His eyes, That there is no judgment.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 59
12 For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions [are] with us; and [as for] our iniquities, we know them;
13 In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
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.
16 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.
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וַתְּהִ֤יH1961 · ha.yahto beהָֽאֱמֶת֙H571 · e.mettruth: faithfulנֶעְדֶּ֔רֶתH5737 · a.darto helpוְסָ֥רH5493 · surto turn aside: removeמֵרָ֖עH7451 · rabad: harmfulמִשְׁתּוֹלֵ֑לH7997 · sha.lalto takeוַיַּ֧רְאH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיֵּ֥רַעH7489 · ra.abe evilבְּעֵינָ֖יוH5869 · a.yineyeכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforאֵ֥יןH369 · a.yinnothingמִשְׁפָּֽט׃H4941 · mish.patjustice: judgement
Cross-references
Micah 7:2The good [man] is perished out of the earth: and [there is] none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.Hebrews 11:36-38And others had trial of [cruel] mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:1 John 3:11-12For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.Jeremiah 7:28But thou shalt say unto them, This [is] a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.Romans 8:36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.Psalm 5:9For [there is] no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part [is] very wickedness; their throat [is] an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.Jeremiah 5:1-2Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be [any] that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.Psalm 12:1-2To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.2 Chronicles 21:7Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.Habakkuk 1:13-14[Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he?Isaiah 48:1Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, [but] not in truth, nor in righteousness.2 Corinthians 5:13For whether we be beside ourselves, [it is] to God: or whether we be sober, [it is] for your cause.Hosea 9:7The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know [it]: the prophet [is] a fool, the spiritual man [is] mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.Acts 9:1And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,Mark 3:21And when his friends heard [of it], they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.Acts 26:24And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.Acts 9:23And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:Jeremiah 29:26The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man [that is] mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
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