Isaiah 59:16

New International Reader's Version

He sees that there is no one who helps his people. He is shocked that no one stands up for them. So he will use his own powerful arm to save them. He has the strength to do it because he is holy.

Cross References

Psalm 106:23

So he said he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stood up for them. He kept God’s anger from destroying them.

Psalm 94:16

Who will rise up for me against sinful people? Who will stand up for me against those who do evil?

Psalm 98:1

Sing a new song to the Lord. He has done wonderful things. By the power of his right hand and his holy arm he has saved his people.

Isaiah 33:2

Lord, have mercy on us. We long for you to help us. Make us strong every morning. Save us when we’re in trouble.

Isaiah 33:3

At the roar of your army, the nations run away. When you rise up against them, they scatter.

Isaiah 40:10

The Lord and King is coming with power. He rules with a powerful arm. He has set his people free. He is bringing them back as his reward. He has won the battle over their enemies.

Isaiah 41:28

I look, but there is no one among the gods that can give me advice. None of them can answer when I ask them the simplest question.

Isaiah 50:2

When I came to save you, why didn’t anyone welcome me? When I called out to you, why didn’t anyone answer me? Wasn’t I powerful enough to set you free? Wasn’t I strong enough to save you? I dry up the sea with a single command. I turn rivers into a desert. Then fish rot because they do not have any water. They die because they are thirsty.

Isaiah 51:5

The time for me to set you free is near. I will soon save you. My powerful arm will make everything right among the nations. The islands will put their hope in me. They will wait for my powerful arm to act.

Isaiah 51:9

Wake up, arm of the Lord! Wake up! Dress yourself with strength as if it were your clothes! Wake up, just as you did in the past. Wake up, as you did long ago. Didn’t you cut Rahab to pieces? Didn’t you stab that sea monster to death?

Isaiah 52:10

The Lord will use the power of his holy arm to save his people. All the nations will see him do it. Everyone from one end of the earth to the other will see it.

Isaiah 53:1

Who has believed what we’ve been saying? Who has seen the Lord’s saving power?

Isaiah 62:8

The Lord has made a promise. He has lifted up his right hand and mighty arm. He has promised, “I will never give your grain to your enemies for food again. Outsiders will never again drink the fresh wine you have worked so hard for.

Isaiah 64:7

No one prays to you. No one asks you for help. You have turned your face away from us. You have let us feel the effects of our sins.

Jeremiah 5:1

The Lord says, “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look around. Think about what you see. Search through the market. See if you can find one honest person who tries to be truthful. If you can, I will forgive this city.

Ezekiel 22:30

“I looked for someone among them who would stand up for Jerusalem. I tried to find someone who would pray to me for the land. Then I would not have to destroy it. But I could not find anyone who would pray for it.

Mark 6:6

He was amazed because they had no faith. Jesus went around teaching from village to village.