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The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/59.htm">New Living Translation</a> Yes, truth is gone, and anyone who renounces evil is attacked. The LORD looked and was displeased to find there was no justice. <a href="/esv/isaiah/59.htm">English Standard Version</a> Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. The LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/59.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/59.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/59.htm">New King James Version</a> So truth fails, And he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. Then the LORD saw it, and it displeased Him That there was no justice. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/59.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Truth is lacking, And one 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. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/59.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/59.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/59.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So it is that truth is missing; And he who turns aside from evil makes himself plunder. Then Yahweh saw, And it was evil in His eyes that there was no justice. <a href="/amp/isaiah/59.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Yes, truth is missing; And he who turns away from evil makes himself a prey. Now the LORD saw it, And it displeased Him that there was no justice. <a href="/csb/isaiah/59.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil is plundered. The LORD saw that there was no justice, and he was offended. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/59.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil is plundered. The LORD saw that there was no justice, and He was offended. <a href="/asv/isaiah/59.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/isaiah/59.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Everyone tells lies; those who turn from crime end up ruined. When the LORD noticed that justice had disappeared, he became very displeased. <a href="/erv/isaiah/59.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/59.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/59.htm">Good News Translation</a> There is so little honesty that those who stop doing evil find themselves the victims of crime." The LORD has seen this, and he is displeased that there is no justice. <a href="/isv/isaiah/59.htm">International Standard Version</a> Truth is missing, and whoever turns away from evil becomes a prey." "Then the LORD looked, and it displeased him that there was no justice. <a href="/msb/isaiah/59.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice. <a href="/net/isaiah/59.htm">NET Bible</a> Honesty has disappeared; the one who tries to avoid evil is robbed. The LORD watches and is displeased, for there is no justice. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/59.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Yes, truth is lacking; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. The LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/59.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/59.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/59.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the truth is lacking, "" And whoever is turning aside from evil, "" Is making himself a spoil. And YHWH sees, and it is evil in His eyes, "" That there is no judgment. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/59.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/isaiah/59.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And truth shall be lacking; and he departing from evil being plundered: and Jehovah will see, and it will be evil in his eyes, for no judgment.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/59.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/59.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the truth has gone into oblivion. And he who withdraws from evil endures plunder. And the Lord saw this, and it seemed evil in his eyes. For there is no judgment. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/59.htm">New American Bible</a> Fidelity is lacking, and whoever turns from evil is despoiled. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/59.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Truth is lacking, and whoever turns from evil is despoiled. The LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/59.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Yea, truth is hid, and understanding has departed from our mind; the LORD saw that there was no justice, and he was displeased. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/59.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the truth was in hiding and understanding passed by from our mind, and LORD JEHOVAH saw that there was no judgment, and it was evil in his eyes<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/59.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And 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 justice; <a href="/sep/isaiah/59.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And truth has been taken away, and they have turned aside their mind from understanding. And the Lord saw it, and it pleased him not that there was no judgment. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/59-15.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=13165" 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> …14So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter. 15<a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: hā·’ĕ·meṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">Truth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wat·tə·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">is</a> <a href="/hebrew/5737.htm" title="5737: ne‘·de·reṯ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; to arrange, as a battle, a vineyard; hence, to muster and so to miss.">missing,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: wə·sār (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">and whoever turns</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: mê·rā‘ (Prep-m:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">from evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/7997.htm" title="7997: miš·tō·w·lêl (V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-ms) -- To drop, strip, to plunder. A primitive root; to drop or strip; by implication, to plunder.">becomes prey.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">looked</a> <a href="/hebrew/7489.htm" title="7489: way·yê·ra‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to spoil; figuratively, to make good for nothing, i.e. Bad.">and was displeased</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nāw (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 3ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <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.">there was no</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pāṭ (N-ms) -- Judgment. ">justice.</a> 16He 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.…<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/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="/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="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30</a> I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one. <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2</a> The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Amos 5:10</a> There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity. <a href="/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1</a> For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men. <a href="/psalms/82-5.htm">Psalm 82:5</a> They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1</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! <a href="/proverbs/28-4.htm">Proverbs 28:4</a> Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them. <a href="/proverbs/28-28.htm">Proverbs 28:28</a> When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish. <a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a> And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. / Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a> The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. <a href="/romans/3-10.htm">Romans 3:10-12</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="/2_thessalonians/2-10.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:10-12</a> and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, / in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness. <a href="/2_timothy/3-1.htm">2 Timothy 3:1-5</a> But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.truth<a href="/isaiah/48-1.htm">Isaiah 48:1</a> Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.<a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Psalm 5:9</a> For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.<a href="/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1,2</a> To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men… he that<a href="/habakkuk/1-13.htm">Habakkuk 1:13,14</a> Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he? … <a href="/acts/9-1.htm">Acts 9:1,23</a> And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, … <a href="/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36</a> As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.<a href="/2_kings/9-11.htm">2 Kings 9:11</a> Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.<a href="/jeremiah/29-26.htm">Jeremiah 29:26</a> The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.<a href="/hosea/9-7.htm">Hosea 9:7</a> The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.displeased him.<a href="/genesis/38-10.htm">Genesis 38:10</a> And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.<a href="/2_samuel/11-27.htm">2 Samuel 11:27</a> And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.<a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">2 Chronicles 21:7</a> Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Departeth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-4.htm">Departs</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-24.htm">Displeased</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-8.htm">Displeasing</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-12.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-10.htm">Found</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-3.htm">Lacking</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-7.htm">Nowhere</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-2.htm">Power</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-25.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-2.htm">Shuns</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-25.htm">Turns</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/64-4.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-20.htm">Departeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-20.htm">Departs</a> <a href="/daniel/6-14.htm">Displeased</a> <a href="/jonah/4-4.htm">Displeasing</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-18.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-37.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-1.htm">Found</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-4.htm">Lacking</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-11.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-35.htm">Nowhere</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Power</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/job/1-8.htm">Shuns</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-12.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-4.htm">Turns</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/59.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/59.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Truth is missing In the context of <a href="/isaiah/59.htm">Isaiah 59</a>, the prophet describes a society where truth and righteousness have been abandoned. This reflects a broader biblical theme where truth is often associated with God's character and His Word (<a href="/john/17-17.htm">John 17:17</a>). The absence of truth indicates a moral and spiritual decline, similar to the conditions described in the time of the Judges when "everyone did what was right in his own eyes" (<a href="/judges/21-25.htm">Judges 21:25</a>). This phrase highlights the societal breakdown and the consequences of turning away from God's standards.and whoever turns from evil becomes prey This phrase illustrates the peril faced by those who choose righteousness in a corrupt society. It echoes the experiences of prophets and righteous individuals throughout the Bible who faced persecution for their faithfulness, such as Elijah (<a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm">1 Kings 19:10</a>) and Daniel (<a href="/daniel/6-4.htm">Daniel 6:4-5</a>). The imagery of becoming "prey" suggests vulnerability and danger, emphasizing the cost of discipleship and the spiritual battle between good and evil (<a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a>).The LORD looked and was displeased This phrase indicates God's active awareness and concern for justice and righteousness on earth. It reflects God's omniscience and His role as the ultimate judge (<a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Psalm 11:4-5</a>). The divine displeasure is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, where God expresses His sorrow and anger over Israel's unfaithfulness and injustice (<a href="/jeremiah/5.htm">Jeremiah 5:1-9</a>). It underscores the personal nature of God's relationship with His people and His desire for them to live according to His will.that there was no justice The absence of justice is a central concern in the prophetic literature, where justice is often linked with righteousness and mercy (<a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>). In the historical context of Isaiah, this lack of justice could refer to the social and political corruption prevalent in Judah, where leaders failed to uphold God's laws (<a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a>). The call for justice is also a messianic theme, as the coming Messiah is prophesied to establish true justice and righteousness (<a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a>), pointing ultimately to Jesus Christ, who embodies perfect justice and will one day restore all things (<a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Israel, warning them of their sins and calling them to repentance. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is observing the moral and spiritual state of His people. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation to whom Isaiah is prophesying, experiencing a time of moral decline and injustice. 4. <a href="/topical/t/truth.htm">Truth</a> Personified as missing, indicating a societal collapse in moral and ethical standards. 5. <a href="/topical/j/justice.htm">Justice</a> The divine standard of righteousness that is absent, causing God's displeasure.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_truth.htm">The Importance of Truth</a> In a world where truth is often compromised, Christians are called to uphold and live by the truth of God's Word. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_turning_from_evil.htm">The Consequences of Turning from Evil</a> Those who choose righteousness may face opposition or become prey, but they are called to stand firm in their convictions. <a href="/topical/g/god's_displeasure_with_injustice.htm">God's Displeasure with Injustice</a> God is deeply concerned with justice, and His people are called to reflect His character by pursuing justice in their communities. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_believer.htm">The Role of the Believer</a> Believers are to be beacons of truth and justice, actively working against the moral decline in society. <a href="/topical/d/divine_observation.htm">Divine Observation</a> God sees the state of the world and is displeased with the lack of justice, reminding us that He is aware and will act in His time.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/59.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) Truth faileth--i.e., is banished, and becomes as a missing and lost thing. The man who departs from evil is but the victim of the evil-doers. Other renderings are (1) is outlawed, and (2) is counted mad, but the Authorised Version is quite tenable. The words remind us of the terrible picture of Greek demoralisation in Thuc. iii.And the Lord saw it . . .--The verse at first suggests the thought that what Jehovah saw were the sins thus described. The sequence of thought, however, tends to the conclusion that the words are properly the beginning of a new section, and that the supplied pronoun refers to the repentance and confession of the people. It displeased Him--literally, was evil in His eyes--that the penitents were still subject to oppression, that they found no leader and deliverer, and therefore He came, as it were, alone and unaided, to the rescue. (Comp. <a href="/context/joel/2-17.htm" title="Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare your people, O LORD, and give not your heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: why should they say among the people, Where is their God?">Joel 2:17-19</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/59.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - Yea, truth faileth. Truth itself is altogether gone, is missing, not forthcoming. "Tetras Astraea reliquit." This is the worst of all. For truth is the basis of the social fabric, the groundwork of all morality. Once let there be no regard for truth in a state, no discredit attaching to lying, and all virtue is undermined, all soundness is vanished - nothing remains but "wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores" (<a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Isaiah 1:6</a>). He that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey. Evil-doers prosper. The man who "eschews evil," and declines to employ (as others do) the weapons of fraud and violence, simply gives himself over as a prey to those who are less scrupulous than himself. Verses 15-21. - A PROMISE OF DELIVERANCE. TO OPPRESSED ISRAEL. The godly in Israel were suffering a double oppression: (1) at the hand of their ungodly brethren; (2) at the hand of the heathen. The prophet promises a deliverance from both. The deliverance will be followed by the establishment of Messiah's kingdom, which will continue for ever. Verse 15. And the Lord saw it. The division of the verses here requires alteration. The opening clause of ver. 15 belongs to what precedes; the second clause to what follows. "The Lord saw" that condition of things in Israel which is described in vers. 3-15; and it displeased him; literally, it was evil in his eyes, especially in that there was no judgment. Justice was not done between man and man; no one thought of pronouncing just judgments. The circumstances were such as to invite a Divine interposition. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/59-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Truth הָֽאֱמֶת֙ (hā·’ĕ·meṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness is וַתְּהִ֤י (wat·tə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be missing, נֶעְדֶּ֔רֶת (ne‘·de·reṯ) Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5737.htm">Strong's 5737: </a> To arrange as a battle, a vineyard, to muster, to miss and whoever turns וְסָ֥ר (wə·sār) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> To turn aside from evil מֵרָ֖ע (mê·rā‘) Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil makes himself prey. מִשְׁתּוֹלֵ֑ל (miš·tō·w·lêl) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7997.htm">Strong's 7997: </a> To drop, strip, to plunder The LORD יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel looked וַיַּ֧רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see and was offended וַיֵּ֥רַע (way·yê·ra‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7489.htm">Strong's 7489: </a> To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction there was no אֵ֥ין (’ên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle justice. מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ (miš·pāṭ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/59-15.htm">Isaiah 59:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/59-15.htm">Isaiah 59:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/59-15.htm">Isaiah 59:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/59-15.htm">Isaiah 59:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/59-15.htm">Isaiah 59:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/59-15.htm">Isaiah 59:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/59-15.htm">Isaiah 59:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/59-15.htm">Isaiah 59:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/59-15.htm">Isaiah 59:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/59-15.htm">Isaiah 59:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-15.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 59:15 Yes truth is lacking (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 59:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 59:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 59:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 59:16" /></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>