Isaiah 59:16
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And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.He 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.
In other translations
And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.He 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.
Hebrew words
וַיַּרְאvaiyar'and he sawH7200כִּי־ki-thatH3588אֵין'einthere notH369אִישׁ'ish[was] anyoneH376וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵםvaiyishtomemand he was appalledH8074כִּיkithatH3588אֵין'einthere notH369מַפְגִּיעַmafgia'[was one who] interposedH6293וַתּוֹשַׁעvatoosha'and it gave victoryH3467לוֹloto himזְרֹעוֹzero'oown arm hisH2220וְצִדְקָתוֹvetzidkatoand own righteousness hisH6666הִיאhi'itH1931סְמָכָתְהוּ׃semakhatehuit sustained himH5564
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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