Isaiah 59:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 59:16 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 →
וַיַּרְא֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
אִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵ֖ם
shâmêm
H8074
to be desolate
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מַפְגִּ֑יעַ
pâgaʻ
H6293
to meet
וַתּ֤וֹשַֽׁע
yâshaʻ
H3467
to save
לוֹ֙
זְרֹע֔וֹ
zᵉrôwaʻ
H2220
arm
וְצִדְקָת֖וֹ
tsᵉdâqâh
H6666
righteousness
הִ֥יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
סְמָכָֽתְהוּ
çâmak
H5564
to lean
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World English Bible Public Domain
He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his own arm brought salvation to him; and his righteousness, it upheld him.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he saw that there was no man, and he was desolated that there was no intercessor. So his arm saved for him, and his righteousness, it, it supported him.
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