Isaiah

Isaiah 59:15

15Truth is missing,

and whoever turns from evil becomes prey.

The LORD looked and was displeasedc

that there was no justice.

Footnotes

  • c 59:15 Hebrew and it was evil in His eyes

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Truthהָֽאֱמֶת֙hā·’ĕ·meṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
isוַתְּהִ֤יwat·tə·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
missingנֶעְדֶּ֔רֶתne‘·de·reṯVerb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singularH5737 help
and whoever turnsוְסָ֥רwə·sārConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5493 turn aside
from evilמֵרָ֖עmê·rā‘Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
becomes preyמִשְׁתּוֹלֵ֑לmiš·tō·w·lêlVerb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singularH7997 draw out
The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
lookedוַיַּ֧רְאway·yarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
and was displeasedוַיֵּ֥רַעway·yê·ra‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7489 be evil, bad
thatכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
there was noאֵ֥ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃miš·pāṭNoun - masculine singularH4941 judgment

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Micah 7:2 · Jeremiah 7:28 · Hebrews 11:36–38 · 1 John 3:11–12 · Romans 8:36 · Psalm 5:9 · Psalm 12:1–2 · Jeremiah 5:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.