Isaiah 59

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:16

And he saw that there was no man ,.... Whose works are good, as the Targum adds; no good man, or faithful and righteous one, that had any regard to truth and justice; that was an advocate for truth, and opposed error, and set on foot a reformation; or was concerned for any of these things, and mourned over the general corruption; not that it must be thought there was not one individual person, but very few, comparatively none; since mention is made before of some that departed from evil, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:17

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, and against their enemies, who is called faithful and true, and in righteousness will make war, Revelation 19:11 , he will proceed according to justice and equity in righting the wrongs and avenging the injuries of his people; and both in saving them, and destroying their enemies, he will... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:18

According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay ,.... As the enemies of his people have treated them, so will the Lord deal with them; as they have shed their blood, he will, according to the laws of retribution and retaliation, give them blood to drink, as they deserve. The whore of Rome shall be rewarded as the followers of Christ have been rewarded by her, and double shall be rendered to her double, according to her works, Revelation 16:6 , fury to his adversaries, recompence to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:19

So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun ,.... The eastern and western antichrist being destroyed, way shall be made for the spread of the Gospel east and west; which shall be everywhere embraced, and the true worship of God set up; and the glorious name of the Lord, or the Lord who is glorious in his name, nature, perfections, and works, shall be feared and served from the rising of the sun to the setting of the same, or by all nations... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:20

And the Redeemer shall come to Zion ,.... Not Cyrus, as some; but the Messiah, as it is applied in the Talmud F13 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 98. l. & Yoma, fol. 86. 2. and in other Jewish writers F14 Echa Rabbati, fol. 47. 2. , and as Aben Ezra rightly interprets it; and so Kimchi, who also understands by the enemy, in the preceding verse, Gog and Magog; and this must be understood not of the first coming of Christ to redeem his people by his blood from sin, Satan, and the law;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:21

As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord ,.... Which shall be manifested and made good to them that repent of their sins, and, believe in Christ; and to whom the particular blessing of it shall be applied, the forgiveness of their sins; see Romans 11:27 , my Spirit which is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth ; the Spirit of God, with his gifts and graces, which were upon Christ the Redeemer without measure; and the doctrines he received from his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 59

Thy chapter contains a more general reproof of the wickedness of the Jews, Isaiah 59:1-8 . After this they are represented confessing their sins, and deploring the unhappy consequences of them, Isaiah 59:9-15 . On this act of humiliation God, ever ready to pardon the penitent, promises that he will have mercy on them; that the Redeemer will come, mighty to save; and that he will deliver his people, subdue his enemies and establish a new and everlasting covenant, Isaiah 59:16-21 . The... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 59:2

His face - For פנים panim , faces, I read panaiv , his face. So the Syriac, Septuagint, Alexandrian, Arabic, and Vulgate. פני panai , MS. Forte legendum פני panai , nam מ mem , sequitur, et loquitur Deus ; confer cap. Isaiah 58:14 . "We should perhaps read פני panai ; for מ mem follows, and God is the speaker." - Secker. I rather think that the speech of God was closed with the last chapter, and that this chapter is delivered in the person of the prophet.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 59:3

Your tongue "And your tongue" - An ancient MS., and the Septuagint and Vulgate, add the conjunction. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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 is the consequence of it, to the birth of a child. From the third to the fifteenth verse inclusive may be considered a true statement of the then moral state of the Jewish people; and that they were, in the most proper sense of the word, guilty of the iniquities with which they are charged. read more

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