Isaiah

Isaiah 59:16

¹⁶He saw that there was no man;

He was amazed that there was no one to intercede.

So His own arm brought salvation,

and His own righteousness sustained Him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He saw	וַיַּרְא֙	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there was no	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
man	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
He was amazed	וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵ֖ם	way·yiš·tō·w·mêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there was no one	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to intercede	מַפְגִּ֑יעַ	map̄·gî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H6293 meet, encounter, reach
So His own arm	זְרֹע֔וֹ	zə·rō·‘ōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
brought salvation	וַתּ֤וֹשַֽׁע	wat·tō·wō·ša‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3467 deliver
and His own righteousness	וְצִדְקָת֖וֹ	wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6666 righteousness
sustained Him	סְמָכָֽתְהוּ׃	sə·mā·ḵā·ṯə·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H5564 lean, lay, rest, support

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.