59:15 Honesty has disappeared;
the one who tries to avoid evil is robbed.
The Lord watches and is displeased, 1
for there is no justice.
59:16 He sees there is no advocate; 2
he is shocked 3 that no one intervenes.
So he takes matters into his own hands; 4
his desire for justice drives him on. 5
1 tn Heb “and it is displeasing in his eyes.”
2 tn Heb “man” (so KJV, ASV); TEV “no one to help.”
3 tn Or “appalled” (NAB, NIV, NRSV), or “disgusted.”
4 tn Heb “and his arm delivers for him.”
5 tn Heb “and his justice [or “righteousness”] supports him.”