And he sawוַיַּרְאthatכִּיthere was noאֵיןman,אִישׁand he was astonishedוַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵםthatכִּיthere was noאֵיןone to intercede;מַפְגִּיעַso his armוַ זְרֹעוֹbrought him salvation,תּוֹשַׁע לוֹand his righteousness,וְצִדְקָתוֹitהִיאupheld him.סְמָכָתְהוּ
Isaiah 59:16
Study it in the app“And he saw that there was no man, and he was astonished that there was no one to intercede; so his arm brought him salvation, and his righteousness, it upheld him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 59:16, word by word
- And he sawיַּרְאyar
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appears- manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- and he was astonishedיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵםyishtomem
be appalled
To be struck with dread at the ruin.
Where else “yishtomem” appears- one to intercedeמַפְגִּיעַmafgia
intercede
To plead for another before someone who can help.
Where else “mafgia” appears- so his armזְרֹעzero
arm
The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.
Where else “zero” appears- brought him salvationתּוֹשַׁעtosha
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “tosha” appears- and his righteousnessצִדְקָתtsidkat
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsidkat” appears- upheld himסְמָכָתְsemachat
lean on
To rest one's weight on something or someone so as not to fall; to support.
Where else “semachat” appears
The context
15And truth is lacking, and whoever turns from evil is plundered. And YHWH saw and it was evil in his eyes that there was no justice.
16 · This verse (above)
17And he put on righteousness like a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in zeal as in a robe.