Isaiah 59:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 59:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתְּהִ֤י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הָֽאֱמֶת֙
ʼemeth
H571
faithfulness
נֶעְדֶּ֔רֶת
ʻădar
H5737
to help
וְסָ֥ר
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
מֵרָ֖ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
מִשְׁתּוֹלֵ֑ל
shâlal
H7997
to plunder
וַיַּ֧רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיֵּ֥רַע
râʻaʻ
H7489
to do evil
בְּעֵינָ֖יו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מִשְׁפָּֽט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yes, truth is lacking; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. Yahweh saw it, and it displeased him who there was no justice.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And truth is missing, and the one turning from evil makes himself plunder. q1 And Yahweh saw, and it was evil in his eyes that there was no justice.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).