Isaiah 59

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:6

Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works ,.... As spiders' webs are not fit to make garments of, are too thin to cover naked bodies, or shelter from bad weather, or injuries from different causes; so neither the false doctrines of men will be of any use to themselves, or to others that receive them; particularly the doctrine of justification by works: these are not proper garments to cover the nakedness of a sinner from the sight of God, or... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to evil ,.... Make haste to commit all manner of sin, and particularly that which follows, with great eagerness and swiftness, taking delight and pleasure therein, and continuing in it; it is their course of life. The words seem to be taken out of Proverbs 1:16 and are quoted with the following by the Apostle Paul, Romans 3:15 to prove the general corruption of mankind: and they make haste to shed innocent blood : in wars abroad or at home, in quarrels and riots, or... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:8

The way of peace they know not ,.... Neither the way of peace with God, supposing it is to be made by man, and not by Christ; and are ignorant of the steps and methods taken to procure it; nor do they know the way of peace of conscience, or how to attain to that which is true and solid; nor the way to eternal peace and happiness, which is alone by Christ, and the Gospel of peace reveals, to which they are strangers; nor the way of peace among men, which they are unconcerned about, and do not... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:9

Therefore is judgment far from us ,.... These are the words of the few godly persons in those times, taking notice of prevailing sins, confessing and lamenting them, and observing that these were the source of their calamities under which they groaned; "therefore", because of the above mentioned sins, and in just retaliation, no justice or judgment being among men; therefore, in great righteousness "judgment is far from us"; or God does not appear to right our wrongs, and avenge us of our... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:10

We grope for the wall like the blind ,.... Who either with their hands, or with a staff in them, feel for the wall to lean against, or to guide them in the way, or into the house, that they may know whereabout they are, and how they should steer their course: and we grope as if we had no eyes : which yet they had, the eyes of their reason and understanding; but which either were not opened, or they made no use of them in searching the Scriptures, to come at the light and knowledge of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:11

We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves ,.... Some in a more noisy and clamorous, others in a stiller way, yet all in private: for the bear, when robbed of its whelps, goes to its den and roars; and the dove, when it has lost its mate, mourns in solitude: this expresses the secret groanings of the saints under a sense of sin, and the forlorn state of religion. The Targum paraphrases it thus, "we roar because of our enemies, who are gathered against us as bears; all of us indeed... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:12

For our transgressions are multiplied before thee ,.... Not only an increase of immorality among the people in common, but among professors of religion; and as their transgressions are committed against the Lord, so they are in his sight taken notice of and observed by him, are loathsome and abominable to him, and call aloud for his judgments on them: and our sins testify against us ; God is a witness against us, in whose sight our sins are done; and our consciences are witnesses against... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:13

In transgressing and lying against the Lord ,.... The word of the Lord, as the Targum; they transgress the doctrine of Christ, as well as the law of God, and deny him the only Lord God, even our Lord Jesus Christ, his proper deity, his righteousness, and satisfaction, which is notorious in our days; so the Syriac version renders it, we have denied the Lord ; the Lord that bought them: this is the case of many under a profession of Christ: and departing away from our God : from... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:14

And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off ,.... Jarchi interprets this of the vengeance of God, and his righteousness in his judgments, not immediately executed; but it is to be understood of the want of judgment and justice being done among men; and therefore are represented as persons turned back, and standing afar off, rejected, neglected, and discouraged. The Targum renders it, "they that do judgment are turned back, and they that do justice stand afar off;' ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:15

Yea, truth faileth ,.... Or, "is deprived" F6 נעדרת "privata"; so העדר "privatio", often with the Rubbins. ; of its life and being; it not only falls in the street, and there lies, without any to show regard unto it; but it fails; it seems as if it had given up the ghost and expired; so very prevalent will error be, before light and truth spring up again and be victorious, as they will: and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey ; he that does not give in to the... read more

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