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They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/59.htm">New Living Translation</a> No one cares about being fair and honest. The people’s lawsuits are based on lies. They conceive evil deeds and then give birth to sin. <a href="/esv/isaiah/59.htm">English Standard Version</a> No one enters suit justly; no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/59.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> No 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. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/59.htm">King James Bible</a> None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/59.htm">New King James Version</a> No one calls for justice, Nor does any plead for truth. They trust in empty words and speak lies; They conceive evil and bring forth iniquity. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/59.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly. They trust in confusion and speak lies; They conceive trouble and give birth to disaster. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/59.htm">NASB 1995</a> No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly. They trust in confusion and speak lies; They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/59.htm">NASB 1977 </a> No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly. They trust in confusion, and speak lies; They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/59.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> No one calls in righteousness, and no one seeks justice in truth. They trust in confusion and speak worthlessness; They conceive trouble and give birth to wickedness. <a href="/amp/isaiah/59.htm">Amplified Bible</a> No one sues righteously [but for the sake of doing injury to others—to take some undue advantage], and no one pleads [his case] in truth; [but rather] They trust in empty arguments and speak lies; They conceive trouble and bring forth injustice. <a href="/csb/isaiah/59.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> No one makes claims justly; no one pleads honestly. They trust in empty and worthless words; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/59.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> No one makes claims justly; no one pleads honestly. They trust in empty and worthless words; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity. <a href="/asv/isaiah/59.htm">American Standard Version</a> None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. <a href="/cev/isaiah/59.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You falsely accuse others and tell lies in court; sin and trouble are the names of your children. <a href="/erv/isaiah/59.htm">English Revised Version</a> None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/59.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> No one calls for justice, and no one pleads his case truthfully. People trust pointless arguments and speak lies. They conceive trouble and give birth to evil. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/59.htm">Good News Translation</a> You go to court, but you do not have justice on your side. You depend on lies to win your case. You carry out your plans to hurt others. <a href="/isv/isaiah/59.htm">International Standard Version</a> No one brings a lawsuit fairly, and no one goes to law honestly; they have relied on empty arguments and they tell lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity. <a href="/msb/isaiah/59.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> No 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. <a href="/net/isaiah/59.htm">NET Bible</a> No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/59.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> None sues in righteousness, and none pleads in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/59.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. <a href="/web/isaiah/59.htm">World English Bible</a> No one sues in righteousness, and no one pleads in truth. They trust in vanity and speak lies. They conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/59.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> There is none calling in righteousness, "" And there is none pleading in faithfulness, "" Trusting on emptiness, and speaking falsehood, "" Conceiving perverseness, and bearing iniquity. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/59.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> There is none calling in righteousness, And there is none pleading in faithfulness, Trusting on emptiness, and speaking falsehood, Conceiving perverseness, and bearing iniquity. <a href="/slt/isaiah/59.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> None called upon justice, and none judged in truth: trusting in vanity and speaking evil, they conceived labor and brought forth vanity.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/59.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> There is none that calleth upon justice, neither is there any one that judgeth truly: but they trust in a mere nothing, and speak vanities: they have conceived labour, and brought forth iniquity. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/59.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> There is no one who calls for justice, and there is no one who judges truly. For they trust in nothing, and they speak emptiness. They have conceived hardship, and they have given birth to iniquity. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/59.htm">New American Bible</a> No one brings suit justly, no one pleads truthfully; They trust an empty plea and tell lies; they conceive mischief and bring forth malice. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/59.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> No one brings suit justly, no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, conceiving mischief and begetting iniquity.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/59.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> There is no one who calls for justice, neither is there any one who judges faithfully; they trust in vanity and speak lies; they conceive iniquity and bring forth grief. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/59.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And there is none who calls in righteousness and there is none who judges in faithfulness. They have trusted on emptiness and they have spoken emptiness; they have conceived evil and they have given birth to disease<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/59.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> None sueth in righteousness, And none pleadeth in truth; They trust in vanity, and speak lies, They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. <a href="/sep/isaiah/59.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> None speaks justly, neither is there true judgment: they trust in vanities, and speak empty words; for they conceive trouble, and bring forth iniquity. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/59-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=13030" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/59.htm">Sin Separates Us from God</a> …3For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice. 4<a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">No one</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qō·rê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">calls</a> <a href="/hebrew/6664.htm" title="6664: ḇə·ṣe·ḏeq (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Rightness, righteousness. From tsadaq; the right; also equity or prosperity.">for justice;</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: niš·pāṭ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To judge, govern. ">pleads his case</a> <a href="/hebrew/530.htm" title="530: be·’ĕ·mū·nāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) --); or (shortened) >emunah feminine of 'emuwn; literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity.">honestly.</a> <a href="/hebrew/982.htm" title="982: bā·ṭō·w·aḥ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To trust. A primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge; figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure.">They rely</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/8414.htm" title="8414: tō·hū (N-ms) -- From an unused root meaning to lie waste; a desolation, i.e. Desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain.">empty pleas;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wə·ḏab·ber- (Conj-w:: V-Piel-InfAbs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">they tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/7723.htm" title="7723: šāw (N-ms) -- Or shav; from the same as show' in the sense of desolating; evil, literally or morally; figuratively idolatry, uselessness.">lies;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2029.htm" title="2029: hā·rōw (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To conceive, become pregnant. A primitive root; to be pregnant, conceive.">they conceive</a> <a href="/hebrew/5999.htm" title="5999: ‘ā·māl (N-ms) -- Trouble, labor, toil. From amal; toil, i.e. Wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. Of body or mind.">mischief</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: wə·hō·w·lêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">and give birth to</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: ’ā·wen (N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">iniquity.</a> 5They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Jeremiah 9:3-6</a> “They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD. / “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander. / Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity. ... <a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Micah 7:3</a> Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together. <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-2</a> Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. <a href="/psalms/58-1.htm">Psalm 58:1-2</a> For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men? / No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth. <a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1</a> “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city. <a href="/romans/3-10.htm">Romans 3:10-18</a> As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. / All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” ... <a href="/jeremiah/7-28.htm">Jeremiah 7:28</a> Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips. <a href="/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16-17</a> These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates, / do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD. <a href="/psalms/94-20.htm">Psalm 94:20-21</a> Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree? / They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. <a href="/proverbs/1-11.htm">Proverbs 1:11-12</a> If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, / let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit. <a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. <a href="/amos/5-7.htm">Amos 5:7</a> There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground. <a href="/james/3-14.htm">James 3:14-16</a> But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. / Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. / For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice. <a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Jeremiah 6:13</a> “For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit. <a href="/1_timothy/6-5.htm">1 Timothy 6:5</a> and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>None calls for justice, nor any pleads for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.calleth<a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Isaiah 59:16</a> 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.<a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1,4,5</a> Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it… <a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Ezekiel 22:29-31</a> The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully… trust<a href="/isaiah/30-12.htm">Isaiah 30:12</a> Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:<a href="/job/15-31.htm">Job 15:31</a> Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.<a href="/psalms/62-10.htm">Psalm 62:10</a> Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.and speak<a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3</a> For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.<a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Psalm 62:4</a> They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.they conceive<a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Isaiah 59:13</a> In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.<a href="/job/15-35.htm">Job 15:35</a> They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.<a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Psalm 7:13</a> He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">Arguments</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-2.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-3.htm">Calls</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-8.htm">Case</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-14.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Child</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-11.htm">Conceive</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-24.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-9.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-2.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-13.htm">False.</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-13.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-17.htm">Honestly</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-10.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-23.htm">Integrity</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-2.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-7.htm">Justly</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-15.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-22.htm">Pleadeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-22.htm">Pleads</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-22.htm">Pleas</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-10.htm">Rely</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Righteously</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/luke/14-32.htm">Sues</a> <a href="/psalms/16-4.htm">Suit</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-4.htm">True.</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-13.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-1.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-2.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-9.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/9-22.htm">Arguments</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-5.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-7.htm">Calls</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Case</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-20.htm">Child</a> <a href="/micah/6-14.htm">Conceive</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-7.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-8.htm">False.</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-16.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-8.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Honestly</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-6.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Integrity</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-8.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Justly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-26.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/romans/11-2.htm">Pleadeth</a> <a href="/micah/7-9.htm">Pleads</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">Pleas</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-7.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Rely</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-20.htm">Righteously</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/matthew/5-40.htm">Sues</a> <a href="/acts/25-24.htm">Suit</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-8.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">True.</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-37.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 59</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Calamities are not due to lack of saving power in God, but to their own sins</a> 16. <a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Salvation is only of God</a> 20. <a href="/isaiah/59-20.htm">The covenant of the Redeemer</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase highlights the moral and spiritual decay present among the people. In the context of Isaiah, the prophet is addressing the nation of Israel, which has turned away from God's laws. The absence of a call for justice indicates a society where righteousness is neglected, and the legal system is corrupted. This reflects the broader biblical theme of justice as a fundamental aspect of God's character, as seen in passages like <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>, where God requires His people to "act justly."no one pleads his case honestly. The lack of honesty in legal matters suggests a breakdown in societal integrity. In ancient Israel, the legal system was expected to reflect God's justice, with judges and leaders upholding truth. The failure to plead cases honestly indicates a departure from these divine standards. This mirrors the situation in <a href="/jeremiah/5.htm">Jeremiah 5:1</a>, where God challenges anyone to find a person who acts justly and seeks truth.They rely on empty pleas; This phrase suggests that the people are engaging in deceitful practices, using arguments that lack substance or truth. The reliance on empty pleas can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual emptiness and hypocrisy prevalent in the society. This is reminiscent of the warnings against false prophets and empty words found in <a href="/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Ezekiel 13:6-7</a>, where God condemns those who speak lies in His name.they tell lies; Lying is a direct violation of the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-16.htm">Exodus 20:16</a>) and is consistently condemned throughout Scripture. The prevalence of lies among the people indicates a deep-seated rebellion against God's truth. In the New Testament, Jesus identifies Satan as the "father of lies" (<a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a>), suggesting that deceit aligns with the forces of evil rather than with God.they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity. This imagery of conception and birth illustrates the process by which sin develops and manifests in actions. It echoes the idea found in <a href="/james/1-15.htm">James 1:15</a>, where desire gives birth to sin, and sin, when fully grown, leads to death. The metaphor underscores the natural progression of sin from thought to action, emphasizing the need for repentance and transformation. This also points to the ultimate solution found in Jesus Christ, who offers redemption and the power to overcome sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is traditionally credited with writing the Book of Isaiah. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which Isaiah addressed in his prophecies. During Isaiah's time, Judah was facing both internal corruption and external threats. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a> The context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/59.htm">Isaiah 59</a> is a pronouncement of God's judgment against the sins of the people, highlighting their moral failures and the resulting separation from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_injustice.htm">The Nature of Injustice</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4</a> states, "No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case with integrity. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity." This highlights the pervasive nature of injustice and deceit in society. As Christians, we are called to stand for truth and justice, reflecting God's character in our actions. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> The verse illustrates how sin leads to societal decay. When truth and integrity are absent, chaos and injustice prevail. Believers must be vigilant in maintaining personal and communal righteousness. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> Recognizing our own tendencies towards sin and deceit is crucial. Isaiah's message calls us to repentance and a return to God's ways, seeking His forgiveness and guidance. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_believer.htm">The Role of the Believer</a> In a world where deceit and injustice are prevalent, Christians are called to be beacons of truth and integrity, advocating for justice and righteousness in all areas of life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_59.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 59</a> <a href="/q/how_is_eternal_punishment_just_for_sins.htm">How can eternal punishment be just for finite sins?</a> <a href="/q/where's_the_proof_of_isaiah_59's_collapse.htm">Historically and archaeologically, where is the proof of a widespread moral collapse as described in Isaiah 59? </a> <a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_the_book_of_james.htm">What does Jesus as propitiation for our sins mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_separation_from_god_mean.htm">What does separation from God mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/59.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) None calleth for justice.--Better, none preferreth his suit with truthfulness. The words point chiefly to the guilt of unrighteous prosecutions, but may include that of false witness also.They trust in vanity.--Literally, in chaos--the characteristic tohu of both parts of Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm" title="The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.">Isaiah 24:10</a>; <a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm" title="That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nothing.">Isaiah 29:21</a>; <a href="/isaiah/40-17.htm" title="All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.">Isaiah 40:17</a>; <a href="/isaiah/40-23.htm" title="That brings the princes to nothing; he makes the judges of the earth as vanity.">Isaiah 40:23</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/59.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - None calleth for justice; rather, none preferreth his suit in justice (so Lowth, Gesenius, Ewald, Knobel, and Mr. Cheyne). "No one," that is, "who engaged in a suit, limited himself to just pleas and honest courses in his prosecution of it." Nor any pleadeth for truth; rather, none pleadeth in truthfulness. They trust in vanity; literally, in chaos; i.e. "in a mass of false and vain statements." The whole basis of the dealings between man and man was unsound, corrupt, chaotic. Where truth and plain dealing are set aside, all shortly becomes ruin and confusion. They conceive mischief, etc. (comp. <a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Psalm 7:14</a>). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/59-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>No one אֵין־ (’ên-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle calls קֹרֵ֣א (qō·rê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read for justice; בְצֶ֔דֶק (ḇə·ṣe·ḏeq) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6664.htm">Strong's 6664: </a> The right, equity, prosperity no one וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle pleads his case נִשְׁפָּ֖ט (niš·pāṭ) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate honestly. בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה (be·’ĕ·mū·nāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_530.htm">Strong's 530: </a> Firmness, steadfastness, fidelity They rely בָּט֤וֹחַ (bā·ṭō·w·aḥ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_982.htm">Strong's 982: </a> To trust, be confident, sure on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against empty [pleas]; תֹּ֙הוּ֙ (tō·hū) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8414.htm">Strong's 8414: </a> A desolation, desert, a worthless thing, in vain they tell וְדַבֶּר־ (wə·ḏab·ber-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue lies; שָׁ֔וְא (šāw) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7723.htm">Strong's 7723: </a> Evil, idolatry, uselessness they conceive הָר֥וֹ (hā·rōw) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2029.htm">Strong's 2029: </a> To conceive, become pregnant mischief עָמָ֖ל (‘ā·māl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5999.htm">Strong's 5999: </a> Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind and give birth to וְהוֹלֵ֥יד (wə·hō·w·lêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage iniquity. אָֽוֶן׃ (’ā·wen) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 59:4 None sues in righteousness and none pleads (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 59:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 59:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/59-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 59:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 59:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>