Isaiah 59:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Noאֵין־
(ein-)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
oneוְאֵ֥ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
suesקֹרֵ֣א
(ko·re)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
righteouslyבְצֶ֔דֶק
(ve·tze·dek,)
6664: rightness, righteousnessfrom an unused word
and no one 
 
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
pleadsנִשְׁפָּ֖ט
(nish·pat)
8199: to judge, governa prim. root
honestly.בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה
(be·'e·mu·nah;)
530: firmness, steadfastness, fidelityfrom aman
They trustבָּטֹ֤וחַ
(ba·to·v·ach)
982: to trusta prim. root
in confusionתֹּ֙הוּ֙
(to·hu)
8414: formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptinessfrom an unused word
and speakוְדַבֶּר־
(ve·dab·ber-)
1696: to speaka prim. root
lies;שָׁ֔וְא
(sha·ve,)
7723: emptiness, vanityfrom an unused word
They conceiveהָרֹ֥ו
(ha·rov)
2029: to conceive, become pregnanta prim. root
mischiefעָמָ֖ל
(a·mal)
5999: trouble, labor, toilfrom amal
and bring forthוְהֹולֵ֥יד
(ve·ho·v·leid)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
iniquity.אָֽוֶן׃
(a·ven.)
205: trouble, sorrow, wickednessfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
None calleth
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
for justice
tsedeq  (tseh'-dek)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity -- even, (that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).
nor any pleadeth
shaphat  (shaw-fat')
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate
for truth
'emuwnah  (em-oo-naw')
literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity -- faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.
they trust
batach  (baw-takh')
to hie for refuge; figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure -- be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.
in vanity
tohuw  (to'-hoo)
a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain -- confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.
and speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
lies
shav'  (shawv)
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain) -- false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.
they conceive
harah  (haw-raw')
to be (or become) pregnant, conceive -- been, be with child, conceive, progenitor.
mischief
`amal  (aw-mawl')
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
and bring forth
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
iniquity
'aven  (aw-ven')
to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly. They trust in confusion and speak lies; They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
No one makes claims justly; no one pleads honestly. They trust in empty and worthless words; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.

International Standard Version
No one brings a lawsuit fairly, and no one goes to law honestly; they have relied on empty arguments and they tell lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.

NET Bible
No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
No one calls for justice, and no one pleads his case truthfully. People trust pointless arguments and speak lies. They conceive trouble and give birth to evil.

King James 2000 Bible
None calls for justice, nor does any plead for truth: they trust in empty words, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
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