Yesaya 59:1

Injustice Brings Alienation from God

59:1 Look, the Lord’s hand is not too weak ¹  to deliver you;

his ear is not too deaf to hear you. ² 

Yesaya 59:16

The Lord Intervenes

59:16 He sees there is no advocate; ³ 

he is shocked ⁴  that no one intervenes.

So he takes matters into his own hands; ⁵ 

his desire for justice drives him on. ⁶ 

[59:1]  ¹ tn Heb “short” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[59:1]  ² tn Heb “or his ear too heavy [i.e., “dull”] to hear.”

[59:16]  ³ tn Heb “man” (so KJV, ASV); TEV “no one to help.”

[59:16]  ⁴ tn Or “appalled” (NAB, NIV, NRSV), or “disgusted.”

[59:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “and his arm delivers for him.”

[59:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “and his justice [or “righteousness”] supports him.”