Isa 59:16, Jer 5:1, 4-5, Eze 22:29-31, Mic 7:2-5 | ESV | STEP | He saw that there was no man , and wondered that there was no one to intercede ; then his own arm brought him salvation , and his righteousness upheld him.

Isaiah 59:16

16 ^aHe saw that there was no man,
and wondered that there was no one to intercede;
then his own arm brought him salvation,
and his righteousness upheld him.

Jeremiah 5:1

Jerusalem Refused to Repent

1 ^bRun to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
look and take note!
Search her squares to see
^cif you can find a man,
one who does justice
and seeks truth,
^dthat I may pardon her.

Jeremiah 5:4-5

4 Then I said, “These are only the poor;
they have no sense;
^efor they do not know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.
5 I will go to the great
and will speak to them,
for they know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.”
^fBut they all alike had broken the yoke;
they had burst the bonds.

Ezekiel 22:29-31

29 The people of the land ^ghave practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and ^hhave extorted from the sojourner without justice. 30 ⁱAnd I sought for a man among them ^jwho should build up the wall ^kand stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none. 31 Therefore ^lI have poured out my indignation upon them. I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath. I have returned ^mtheir way upon their heads, declares the Lord God.”

Micah 7:2-5

2 ⁿThe godly has perished from the earth,
and ^othere is no one upright among mankind;
^pthey all lie in wait for blood,
and ^qeach hunts the other with a net.
3 ^rTheir hands are on what is evil, to do it well;
^sthe prince and ^tthe judge ask for a bribe,
and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;
thus they weave it together.
4 The best of them is ^ulike a brier,
the most upright of them a thorn hedge.
The day of ^vyour watchmen, of your punishment, has come;
^wnow their confusion is at hand.
5 ^xPut no trust in a neighbor;
have no confidence in a friend;
guard ^ythe doors of your mouth
from her who lies in your arms; ^{▼▼Hebrew bosom}