George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Isaiah 59:17
Justice. None can blame his conduct.
Justice. None can blame his conduct.
Verse Isaiah 59:17. FOR _CLOTHING _- "For his clothing"] תלבשת _tilbosheth_. "I cannot but think that this word, תלבשת _tilbosheth_, is an interpolation. 1. It is in no one ancient version. 2. It is...
FOR HE PUT ON RIGHTEOUSNESS - That is, God the Redeemer. The prophet here introduces him as going forth to vindicate his people clad like an ancient warrior. In the declaration that he ‘put on righteo...
CHAPTER 59 Apostasy and Confession, Jehovah's Intervention and the Coming of the Redeemer 1. _The deplorable condition of the people (Isaiah 59:1) _ 2. _The confession (Isaiah 59:9) _ 3. Jehovah's in...
ISAIAH 59:15 _ b_ - ISAIAH 59:21. YAHWEH HIMSELF BECOMES THE CHAMPION OF THE Right. Yahweh is indignant that Right is absent. He sees there is none to interpose (_mg._) for her, so His own power bring...
HE PUT ON. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia_. Note that all the armour is for defense. BREASTPLATE. a coat of mail. OF VENGEANCE FOR CLOTHING. of avenging for clothing. Compare Isaiah 61:2; Isaiah...
The idea of Jehovah as a warrior occurs several times in this book (ch. Isaiah 42:13; Isaiah 49:24 f., Isaiah 52:10); but the fully developed image of His arming Himself with His own attributes has no...
3. THE CURE TEXT: Isaiah 59:15-21 15 And Jehovah saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. 16 And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefor...
For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke. FOR HE PUT ON RIGHTE...
59:17 cloak. (d-33) Or 'robe.' see Note, ch. 61.10....
1, 2. An answer to the implied objection that the promises of restoration have not yet been fulfilled....
The attributes of Jehovah, which come out clearly in His interposition, are figured as His armour. St. Paul's imagery (Ephesians 6:14.) is based on this passage....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PROMISES TO HIS SPECIAL PEOPLE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 58 TO 66 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 59 WHY GOD DOES NOT ANSWER PRAYERS V1 The *Lord can still save. His pow...
These references to a soldier’s equipment are word pictures to describe the *Lord’s actions. The *Old Testament often uses word pictures that describe the *Lord as a soldier. (See Exodus 15:3-4; Numbe...
HE PUT ON RIGHTEOUSNESS... — The close parallelism with Isaiah 11 points, as far as it goes, to identity of authorship; and that with Ephesians 6:14 suggests a new significance for St. Paul’s “whole a...
וַ יִּלְבַּ֤שׁ צְדָקָה֙ כַּ † שִּׁרְיָ֔ן וְ...
CHAPTER XXIII THE REKINDLING OF THE CIVIC CONSCIENCE Isaiah 56:9; Isaiah 57:1; Isaiah 58:1; Isaiah 59:1 IT was inevitable, as so
THE DIVINE ARM BRINGS REDEMPTION Isaiah 59:15-21 _Israel's Savior_. The Almighty Lover of souls is described as looking round to see if help were forthcoming from any other quarter; and there being...
Continuing, the prophet makes confession of moral failure. This he does first by declaring the reason for national suffering. It is not to be found in Jehovah's inability, nor in His unwillingness. Th...
For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an (q) helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance [for] clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke. (q) Signifying t...
I made but a short observation on the long passage before this, in order that I might enter upon the soul-relieving truth in the view of the Lord Jesus, which here succeeds the melancholy subject. He...
17._And he put on righteousness as a coat of mail. _Here he equips God with his armor, for the purpose both of confirming more and more the confidence of believers, and of stripping all men of all con...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 58 AND 59. But these moral considerations rouse the indignation of the Spirit at the condition of Israel in the days of the prophecy-their sin and their hypoc...
FOR HE PUT ON RIGHTEOUSNESS AS A BREASTPLATE,.... Here the Lord is represented as a warrior clothed with armour, and as Christ is, and as he will appear in the latter day on the behalf of his people,...
For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance [for] clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke. Ver. 17. _For he put...
_For he put on righteousness as a breast-plate_ God, resolving to appear as a man of war, puts on his armour; he calls _righteousness_ his _breast-plate_, to show the justness of his cause, as also hi...
For He put on righteousness, the mercy promised to His people, AS A BREASTPLATE AND AN HELMET OF SALVATION UPON HIS HEAD, with which He intended to hearten Himself in His struggle for the redemption o...
THE LORD MAKING READY FOR JUDGMENT AND REDEMPTION...
16-21 This passage is connected with the following chapters. It is generally thought to describe the coming of the Messiah, as the Avenger and Deliverer of his church. There was none to intercede wit...
HE PUT ON RIGHTEOUSNESS AS A BREASTPLATE; God, resolving to appear as a man of war against Babylon, that did now oppress his people, puts on his arms, Heb. _wrapped himself_, and particularly his BREA...
Isaiah 59:17 on H3847 (H8799) righteousness H6666 breastplate H8302 helmet H3553 salvation H3444 head H7218 on H3847
GOD WILL ACT TO DELIVER ZION (ISAIAH 59:15). When God looked down He saw that there was no one who could deliver, none who was fitted to be the Servant. And (speaking from a human point of view) He co...
59:16. _And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him._ Man's extremity was Chris...
CONTENTS: Sins which prevented the bestowal of God's blessing and caused chastisements to fall upon Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit CONCLUSION: If prayers are not answered and the salva...
Isaiah 59:1. _Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save._ The failure of your fast is not with the Lord; he sees, and he can hear. Neither is the fault in the promises announced by...
_For He put on righteousness--_ SELF -MANIFESTATIONS OF GOD’S HOLY NATURE Just as in Ephesians 6:1. the manifold self-manifestations of the inner life of the soul are symbolized under each of the di...
_And He saw that there was no man_ GOD, MAN’S GREAT REDEEMER Do not let us suppose this is mere poetry. Conceive what inspires it,--the great truth that in the Infinite there is a heart to throb for...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 59:14 For his own glory, the Lord will make his people the predominant culture of a glorious new world. ⇐...
ZEAL—THE BEST CLOAK Isaiah 59:17. _And was clad with zeal as a cloke_. The solitary champion here spoken of we cannot fail to recognise as the Prince of the house of David, our Lord Jesus Christ. Wha...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 59:1 A GENERAL REBUKE OF ISRAEL FOR ITS MANIFOLD SINS, The command given to the prophet in Isaiah 58:1 to "show God's people the
Now in fifty-nine: Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither is his ear heavy, that it cannot hear (Isaiah 59:1): "Lord, why aren't You hearing us when we fast? Why aren'...
1 Thessalonians 5:8; 2 Corinthians 6:7; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; Deuteronomy 32:35;...
For — God, resolving to appear as a man of war, puts on his arms; he calls righteousness his breast — plate, to shew the justness of his cause, as also his faithfulness in making good his promises. Ve...