Isaiah 59:15 Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.

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New International Version (©1984)
Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Yes, truth is lacking; And he who turns aside from evil makes himself a prey. Now the LORD saw, And it was displeasing in His sight that there was no justice.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Truth is missing. Those who turn away from evil make themselves victims. The LORD sees it, and he's angry because there's no justice.

King James Bible
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.

American King James Version
Yes, truth fails; and he that departs from evil makes himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.

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.

Bible in Basic English
Yes, faith is gone; and he whose heart is turned from evil comes into the power of the cruel: and the Lord saw it, and he was angry that there was no one to take up their cause.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And truth hath been forgotten: and he that departed from evil, lay open to be a prey: and the Lord saw, and it appeared evil in his eyes, because there is no judgment.

Darby Bible Translation
And truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey. And Jehovah saw it, and it was evil in his sight that there was no judgment.

English Revised Version
Yea, truth is lacking; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.

Webster's Bible Translation
Yes, 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.

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.

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.

Geneva Study Bible

Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself {n} a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.

(n) The wicked will destroy him.

Wesley's Notes

59:15 Faileth - All things are amiss, neither judgment or justice, or truth, is to be found among us. A prey - Or, as some render it, is accounted mad, is laughed at. Josephus tells us, that immediately before the destruction of Jerusalem, it was matter of scorn to be religions. The translators reach the meaning of the word by prey: the wicked, like wild beasts, endeavouring to devour such as are not as bad as themselves: where wickedness rules, innocency is oppressed.

King James Translators' Notes

maketh...: or, is accounted mad

it displeased...: Heb. it was evil in his eyes

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

15. faileth-is not to be found.

he that departeth . prey-He that will not fall in with the prevailing iniquity exposes himself as a prey to the wicked (Ps 10:8, 9).

Lord saw it-The iniquity of Israel, so desperate as to require nothing short of Jehovah's interposition to mend it, typifies the same necessity for a Divine Mediator existing in the deep corruption of man; Israel, the model nation, was chosen to illustrate his awful fact.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

59:9-15 If we shut our eyes against the light of Divine truth, it is just with God to hide from our eyes the things that belong to our peace. The sins of those who profess themselves God's people, are worse than the sins of others. And the sins of a nation bring public judgments, when not restrained by public justice. Men may murmur under calamities, but nothing will truly profit while they reject Christ and his gospel.

Isaiah 1:21 How the faithful city has become a harlot, She who was full of justice! Righteousness once lodged in her, But now murderers.

Isaiah 5:23 Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!

Isaiah 10:2 So as to deprive the needy of justice And rob the poor of My people of their rights, So that widows may be their spoil And that they may plunder the orphans.

Isaiah 29:21 Who cause a person to be indicted by a word, And ensnare him who adjudicates at the gate, And defraud the one in the right with meaningless arguments.

Angry Aside Becomes Cause Cruel Departeth Departs Displeased Displeasing Evil Faileth Faith Heart Judgment Justice Lacking Makes Maketh Making Nowhere Power Prey Shuns Sight Spoil Truth Turning Turns Yea Yes

Angry Cause Cruel Departeth Departs Displeased Displeasing Evil Faileth Faith Found Heart Judgment Justice Lacking Makes Maketh Nowhere Power Prey Shuns Sight Truth Turned Turns

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.

truth Isa 48:1 Ps 5:9 12:1,2 Jer 5:1,2 7:28 Ho 4:1,2 Mic 7:2

he that Hab 1:13,14 Ac 9:1,23 Ro 8:36 Heb 11:36-38 1Jo 3:11,12

maketh himself a prey, or is accounted mad 2Ki 9:11 Jer 29:26 Ho 9:7 Mr 3:21 Joh 8:52 10:20 Ac 26:24 2Co 5:13

displeased him. Heb. was evil in his eyes Ge 38:10 2Sa 11:27 2Ch 21:7

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