Isaiah 59:15-21

New American Standard Bible

¹⁵Truth is lacking,
And one who turns aside from evil ^(A)makes himself a prey.
Now the Lord saw,
And it was ^[a]displeasing in His sight ^(B)that there was no justice.
¹⁶And He saw that there was ^(C)no one,
And was amazed that there was not one to intercede;
Then His ^(D)own arm brought salvation to Him,
And His righteousness upheld Him.
¹⁷He put on ^(E)righteousness like a breastplate,
And a ^(F)helmet of salvation on His head;
And He put on ^(G)garments of vengeance for clothing
And wrapped Himself with ^(H)zeal as a cloak.
¹⁸^(I)According to their deeds, ^[b]so will He repay:
Wrath to His adversaries, ^[c]retribution to His enemies;
To the coastlands He will ^[d]deal ^[e]retribution.
¹⁹So they will fear the name of the Lord from the ^(J)west
And His glory from the ^(K)rising of the sun,
For He will ^(L)come like a ^[f]rushing stream
Which the wind of the Lord drives.
²⁰“A ^(M)Redeemer will come to Zion,
And to those in Jacob who ^(N)turn from wrongdoing,” declares the Lord.

²¹“As for Me, this is My ^(O)covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My ^(P)Spirit who is upon you, and My ^(Q)words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your ^[g]offspring, nor from the mouth of your ^[h]offspring’s offspring,” says the Lord, “from now and forever.”