Isaiah 59:15
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.

Young's Literal Translation
And the truth is lacking, And whoso is turning aside from evil, Is making himself a spoil. And Jehovah seeth, and it is evil in His eyes, That there is no judgment.

King James Bible
Yea, truth faileth; and he [that] departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw [it], and it displeased him that [there was] no judgment.

Hebrew
Truth
הָֽאֱמֶת֙ (hā·’ĕ·meṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness

is
וַתְּהִ֤י (wat·tə·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

missing,
נֶעְדֶּ֔רֶת (ne‘·de·reṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 5737: To arrange as a battle, a vineyard, to muster, to miss

and whoever turns
וְסָ֥ר (wə·sār)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

from evil
מֵרָ֖ע (mê·rā‘)
Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

makes himself prey.
מִשְׁתּוֹלֵ֑ל (miš·tō·w·lêl)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7997: To drop, strip, to plunder

The LORD
יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

looked
וַיַּ֧רְא (way·yar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

and was offended
וַיֵּ֥רַע (way·yê·ra‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad

that
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

there was no
אֵ֥ין (’ên)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

justice.
מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ (miš·pāṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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