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None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. (KJV)

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אֵין\־'ein-there not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Isaiah 59:4 word 1

קֹרֵ֣אko.Re'[is one who] calls

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Isaiah 59:4 word 2

בְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekin righteousness

Lemma: צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) · Strong's: H6664G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: righteousness

Used 117 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:20, Deuteronomy 25:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6664G; TAHOT Isaiah 59:4 word 3

וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Isaiah 59:4 word 4

נִשְׁפָּ֖טnish.Pat[is one who] enters into judgment

Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to judge

Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Isaiah 59:4 word 5

בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.Nahin truth

Lemma: אֱמוּנָה (e.mu.nah) · Strong's: H0530

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: faithfulness

Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 17:12, Deuteronomy 32:4, 1 Samuel 26:23, 2 Kings 12:15, 2 Kings 22:7, 1 Chronicles 9:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0530; TAHOT Isaiah 59:4 word 6

בָּט֤וֹחַba.To.ach[they are] trusting

Lemma: בָּטַח (ba.tach) · Strong's: H0982

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to trust

Used 120 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Judges 9:26, Judges 18:7, Judges 18:10, Judges 18:27, Judges 20:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0982; TAHOT Isaiah 59:4 word 7

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 59:4 word 8

תֹּ֙הוּ֙to.huemptiness

Lemma: תֹּ֫הוּ (to.hu) · Strong's: H8414

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: formlessness

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Deuteronomy 32:10, 1 Samuel 12:21, Job 6:18, Job 12:24, Job 26:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8414; TAHOT Isaiah 59:4 word 9

וְדַבֶּר\־ve.da.ber-and they speak

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Isaiah 59:4 word 10

שָׁ֔וְאShav'worthlessness

Lemma: שָׁוְא (shav) · Strong's: H7723G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: vanity: false

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 5:20, Job 11:11, Job 31:5, Psalms 12:2, Psalms 24:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7723G; TAHOT Isaiah 59:4 word 11

הָר֥וֹha.Rothey conceive

Lemma: הָרָה (ha.rah) · Strong's: H2029

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to conceive

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 19:36, Genesis 21:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2029; TAHOT Isaiah 59:4 word 12

עָמָ֖ל'a.Malmischief

Lemma: עָמָל (a.mal) · Strong's: H5999

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: trouble

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 41:51, Numbers 23:21, Deuteronomy 26:7, Judges 10:16, Job 3:10, Job 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5999; TAHOT Isaiah 59:4 word 13

וְהוֹלֵ֥ידve.ho.Leidand they bring forth

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)

Meaning: to beget

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Isaiah 59:4 word 14

אָֽוֶן\׃'A.venwickedness

Lemma: אָ֫וֶן (a.ven) · Strong's: H0205G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: evil: wickedness

Used 66 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:23, Job 4:8, Job 11:11, Job 11:14, Job 15:35, Job 21:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0205G; TAHOT Isaiah 59:4 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

No one	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
calls	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
for justice	→	צֶ֫דֶק H6664G righteousness
no one	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
pleads his case	→	שָׁפַט H8199 to judge
honestly	→	אֱמוּנָה H0530 faithfulness
They rely	→	בָּטַח H0982 to trust
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
empty [pleas]	→	תֹּ֫הוּ H8414 formlessness
they tell	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
lies	→	שָׁוְא H7723G vanity: false
they conceive	→	הָרָה H2029 to conceive
mischief	→	עָמָל H5999 trouble
and give birth to	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
iniquity	→	אָ֫וֶן H0205G evil: wickedness

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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