Isaiah 59:15
Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice.
Note Hebrew and it was evil in His eyes
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.
Note maketh…: or, is accounted mad
Note it displeased…: Heb. it was evil in his eyes
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.
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- truth
- Isaiah 48:1; Psalm 5:9; Psalm 12:1, 2; Jeremiah 5:1, 2; Jeremiah 7:28; Hosea 4:1, 2; Micah 7:2
- he that
- Habakkuk 1:13, 14; Acts 9:1, 23; Romans 8:36; Hebrews 11:36–38; 1 John 3:11, 12
- maketh himself a prey
- or, is accounted mad.
- 2 Kings 9:11; Jeremiah 29:26; Hosea 9:7; Mark 3:21; John 8:52; John 10:20; Acts 26:24; 2 Corinthians 5:13
- displeased him
- Heb. was evil in his eyes.
- Genesis 38:10; 2 Samuel 11:27; 2 Chronicles 21:7