Isaiah 59:16

He sees there is no advocate; ¹  he is shocked ²  that no one intervenes. So he takes matters into his own hands; ³  his desire for justice drives him on. ⁴ 

Ge 18:23-32; Ps 98:1; Ps 106:23; Isa 50:2; Isa 52:10; Isa 63:3-5; Isa 64:7; Jer 5:1; Eze 22:30; Mr 6:6

¹ tn Heb “man” (so KJV, ASV); TEV “no one to help.”

² tn Or “appalled” (NAB, NIV, NRSV), or “disgusted.”

³ tn Heb “and his arm delivers for him.”

⁴ tn Heb “and his justice [or “righteousness”] supports him.”