Isaiah

Isaiah 59:4

4No one calls for justice;

no one pleads his case honestly.

They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies;

they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
No oneאֵין־’ên-AdverbH369 nothing, nought
callsקֹרֵ֣אqō·rêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
for justiceבְצֶ֔דֶקḇə·ṣe·ḏeqPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH6664 rightness, righteousness
no oneוְאֵ֥יןwə·’ênConjunctive waw; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
pleads his caseנִשְׁפָּ֖טniš·pāṭVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH8199 judge, govern
honestlyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe·’ĕ·mū·nāhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH530 firmness, steadfastness, fidelity
They relyבָּט֤וֹחַbā·ṭō·w·aḥVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH982 trust
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
emptyתֹּ֙הוּ֙tō·hūNoun - masculine singularH8414 formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness
they tellוְדַבֶּר־wə·ḏab·ber-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Infinitive absoluteH1696 speak
liesשָׁ֔וְאšāwNoun - masculine singularH7723 emptiness, vanity
they conceiveהָר֥וֹhā·rōwVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH2029 conceive, become pregnant
mischiefעָמָ֖ל‘ā·mālNoun - masculine singularH5999 trouble, labour, toil
and give birth toוְהוֹלֵ֥ידwə·hō·w·lêḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
iniquityאָֽוֶן׃’ā·wenNoun - masculine singularH205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness

Cross-references

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

Job 15:35 · Micah 7:2–5 · James 1:15 · Jeremiah 7:8 · Jeremiah 7:4 · Micah 2:1 · Isaiah 30:12 · Isaiah 59:16 · Proverbs 4:16 · Isaiah 59:3 · Psalm 7:13–14 · Jeremiah 5:4–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.