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15 Truth is lacking,
    and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.

Judgement and Redemption

The Lord saw it, and it displeased him[a]
    that there was no justice.
16 (A)He saw that there was no man,
    and wondered that there was no one to intercede;
then his own arm brought him salvation,
    and his righteousness upheld him.
17 (B)He put on righteousness as a breastplate,
    and a helmet of salvation on his head;
he put on garments of vengeance for clothing,
    and wrapped himself in (C)zeal as a cloak.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 59:15 Hebrew and it was evil in his eyes