Isaiah 63:5

63:5 I looked, but there was no one to help;

I was shocked because there was no one offering support. ¹ 

So my right arm accomplished deliverance;

my raging anger drove me on. ² 

Isaiah 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 

[63:5]  ¹ sn See Isa 59:16 for similar language.

[63:5]  ² tn Heb “and my anger, it supported me”; NIV “my own wrath sustained me.”

[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.”