イザヤ書 59:17-19 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:17

He put on righteousness as a breastplate . The Isaiah anthropomorphism is far less gross than the Homeric. The gods in Homer put on actual armour, and take sword and shield. Jehovah arms himself for the battle in a way that is manifestly metaphoric. He puts on a "Divine panoply"—righteousness as his breastplate, salvation as his helmet, vengeance for garments, and zeal, or jealousy, for a cloak. He takes no offensive weapons—"the out-breathing of his Spirit (verse 19) is enough" (Kay). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:18

According to their deeds ; rather, according to their deserts (comp. Psalms 28:4 , ad fin. ) . He will repay . The ordinary future here, and in the remainder of the prophecy, replaces the "perfect of prophetic certitude," which has been employed in Isaiah 59:16 , Isaiah 59:17 . Fury to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies . God's "adversaries" are those of his own household—his people, the ungodly Israelites; his "enemies" are the heathen that oppress his people (comp. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:19

So shall they fear ; rather, and they shall fear. The result of the triumphant exhibition of God's might will be a conversion of the Gentiles, who will flock in both from the west—the quarter of "the islands"— and from the east, to do reverence to the name and to the glory of the Lord. When the enemy shall come in (rather, come on ) like a flood; literally, like the river; i.e. the Euphrates (comp. Isaiah 8:7 , "The Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river , strong... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:19

The successful standard. "When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him." The standard is highly prized in war. On it are engraven the names of special victories and the fields of old renowned. It is the last disgrace to lose the standard, and in many a foray and fierce campaign men have fallen in heaps around the standard-bearer. Think— I. OF THE VICTORIES ENGRAVEN ON THE STANDARD OF THE LORD . Of truth over... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:19

The standard of the Spirit. Cheyne's translation is, "For he shall come like a rushing stream, which the breath of Jehovah driveth." The prophet regards the impending deliverance of the Jews as an act in the great drama of the world-judgment. Henderson translates, "The breath of Jehovah shall raise a standard against him;" and he treats the passage as prophetic of the resistance offered to the evil schemes of the enemies of the gospel. Probably the historical figure in the mind of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 59:17

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 righteousness,’ the essential idea is, that he was pure and holy. The same image is used by the prophet in another figure in Isaiah 11:5 (see the note at that place).As a breastplate - The breastplate was a well-known piece of ancient armor, designed to defend the breast from the darts and the sword of an... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 59:18

According to their deeds - The general sentiment of this verse is plain, though there is not a little difficulty in the construction of the Hebrew. Lowth pronounces the former part of the verse, as it stands in the Hebrew text, to be ‘absolutely unintelligible. By a slight change in the Hebrew as it now stands (reading בעל ba‛al, “lord,” instead of כעל ke‛al “as according to”), Lowth supposes that he has obtained the true sense, and accordingly translates it:He is mighty to recompense;He that... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 59:19

So shall they fear - That is, the result of the divine interposition to punish his enemies, shall be to secure the acknowledgment of the existence and perfections of Yahweh in every part of the world. See especially the notes at Isaiah 45:6.When the enemy shall come in - There has been great variety in the interpretation of this passage, and it is remarkable that our translators have departed from all the ancient versions, and that the present translation differs from nearly all the modern... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 59:17-18

Isaiah 59:17-18. 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 his faithfulness in making good his promises. And a helmet of salvation upon his head As the breast-plate is to defend the heart, whereby God signifies the justness of his cause, and his faithfulness; so the helmet is to defend the head, the fountain of knowledge and wisdom,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 59:19

Isaiah 59:19 . So shall they fear the name of the Lord Worship the Lord; from the west The western parts of the world. And his glory The glorious God; from the rising of the sun The eastern parts. The sum is, the whole world shall fear and worship God, and make his name renowned, laying aside their idolatries: and it may be referred, 1st, To the deliverance of God’s people out of Babylon: men shall reverence and adore him when they shall hear how he hath delivered his people, and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 59:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 59:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 59:19

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 59:17-18

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 59:19

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