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Isaiah 59:4

None calleth for justice, praying to the Lord in truth and righteousness, nor any pleadeth for truth, literally, "in faithfulness," in reliance upon the sound condition of heart and mind, that is, there is none who is sincere in faith and life; they trust in vanity, in a perfection of self which they imagine, and speak lies, believing that they can impress the Lord and hide their hypocrisy before Him; they conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity, the evil plans which they have laid serving to bring about their own destruction.

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See also Isaiah 59:4 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Isaiah 59:4. _THEY CONCEIVE MISCHIEF, AND BRING FORTH INIQUITY._] There is a curious propriety in this mode of expression; a thought or purpose is compared to _conception_; a word or act, which...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    NONE CALLETH FOR JUSTICE - Or rather, there is no one who brings a suit with justice; no one who goes into court for the purpose of obtaining justice. There is a love of litigation; a desire to take a...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    SOLELY THE SINS OF THE PEOPLE DELAY YAHWEH'S INTERVENTION. Isaiah 59:5, with their fantastic metaphors and bitter invective, are probably a later addition made in even gloomier times. Note the third p...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    CALLETH FOR JUSTICE. sueth in righteousness. FOR TRUTH. in truth. TRUST. confide. Hebrew. _b_. _t_. _h_. App-69. VANITY. confusion. Hebrew. _tohu,_ as in Genesis 1:2 ("without form"). See note on I...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The first half of the verse should be rendered as R.V. NONE SUETH IN RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND NONE PLEADETH IN TRUTH. The reference is to the abuse of legal procedure: lawsuits instituted and conducted...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    FOR YOUR HANDS ARE DEFILED— The prophet here goes on to specify those iniquities which he had mentioned in general, and in such an order, that he distributes them, as it were, through the members of t...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    F. WRATH OF THE LORD UPON COVENANT DESPISERS, CHAPTER 59 1. THEIR CRIMES TEXT: Isaiah 59:1-8 1 Behold, Jehovah's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot he...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. NONE CALLETH FOR JUSTICE, NOR ANY PLEADETH FOR TRUTH -...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    59:4 truthfulness. (e-8) Lit. 'faithfulness.' vanity, (f-12) Lit. 'emptiness.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1, 2. An answer to the implied objection that the promises of restoration have not yet been fulfilled....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    In court, people accuse other people falsely, but without any real evidence. They just want to cause trouble....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    NONE CALLETH FOR JUSTICE. — Better, _none preferreth his suit with truthfulness._ The words point chiefly to the guilt of unrighteous prosecutions, but may include that of false witness also. THEY TRU...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אֵין ־קֹרֵ֣א בְ צֶ֔דֶק וְ אֵ֥ין נִשְׁפָּ֖ט

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    INIQUITIES SEPARATE FROM GOD Isaiah 59:1-15 _Israel's sins_, Isaiah 59:1-8. Much of our suffering in life results from our sins, which cut off God's health and help. Let us not blame Providence, but...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    None calleth for justice, nor [any] (b) pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and (c) bring forth iniquity. (b) All men wink at the injuries and oppression...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Justice. They arraign unjustly. None call upon the just God, but trust in idols. --- Iniquity. They kill themselves, while they strive to injure others, Psalm vii. 15., and Micheas ii. 1._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Here is a long and sad account of men's revolt and transgression, which fully explains what was said before, as well as accounts for the divine corrections which followed. Men may well wait for the li...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    4._There is none that crieth for justice. _He means that there is not among them any study of what is right or proper, that no man opposes the acts of injustice which are committed by the strong on th...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    NONE CALLETH FOR JUSTICE,.... Or, "righteousness"; not for civil justice in courts of judicature, as if there were no advocates for it there; or that put those in mind of it, to whom the administratio...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    None calleth for justice, nor [any] pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. Ver. 4. _None calleth for justice._] Mindeth the judges...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _None calleth for justice_ None seek to redress these wrongs and violences; they commit all rapines and frauds with impunity; _they trust in vanity_ In vain and empty words, void of all consistency; o...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-8 If our prayers are not answered, and the salvation we wait for is not wrought for us, it is not because God is weary of hearing prayer, but because we are weary of praying. See here sin in true c...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    NONE CALLETH FOR JUSTICE, i.e. none seek to redress these wrongs and violences; they commit all rapines and frauds under impunity; either, 1. Because the judges are corrupt. Or, 2. Because none will...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 59:4 calls H7121 (H8802) justice H6664 plead H8199 (H8737) truth H530 trust H982 (H8800) words...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    JUDAH/JACOB IN ITS SIN (ISAIAH 59:1 A). Isaiah 59:1 ‘Behold Yahweh's hand is not shortened that it cannot save, Nor his ear heavy that it cannot hear, But your iniquities have separated between yo...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    TRUST (_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 2:12). _...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened_ Isaiah 57:1. and 59. In the former address, to the dead works on which the people founded their claim to redemption, there were set in contrast the virtues...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 59:3 These sins, which keep God’s presence away, are not religious but social. THEY CONCEIVE MISCHIEF AND GIVE BIRTH TO INIQUITY (v. Isaiah 59:4).

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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'...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Ezekiel 22:29; Isaiah 30:12; Isaiah 59:13; Isaiah 59:16; Isaiah 59:3

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    None — None seek to redress these wrongs, and violences; they commit all rapines, and frauds with impunity. Bring forth — These two words of conceiving, and bringing forth, denote their whole contriva...

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