Isaiah 59:14-16

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁴ Justice is turned back,
and righteousness stands far away,
for truth stumbles in the city square,
and honesty cannot enter it.
¹⁵ The truth is missing,
and anyone who turns from evil makes himself prey.^[a]
The Lord looked and saw something evil—
there was no justice.
¹⁶ He saw that there was no one.
He was appalled that there was no one who could intervene.
So his own arm worked salvation for him,
and his own righteousness supported him.