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The Lord Intervenes

16 He sees there is no advocate;[a]
he is shocked[b] that no one intervenes.
So he takes matters into his own hands;[c]
his desire for justice drives him on.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 59:16 tn Heb “man” (so KJV, ASV); TEV “no one to help.”
  2. Isaiah 59:16 tn Or “appalled” (NAB, NIV, NRSV), or “disgusted.”
  3. Isaiah 59:16 tn Heb “and his arm delivers for him.”
  4. Isaiah 59:16 tn Heb “and his justice [or “righteousness”] supports him.”