Isaiah 1:17 KJV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do well - , To learn here is to become accustomed to, to practice it. To do well stands opposed to all kinds of evil. “Seek judgment.” The word “judgment” - משׁפט mishpâṭ - here means justice. The direction refers particularly to magistrates, and it is evident that the prophet had them particularly in his view in all this discourse. Execute justice between man and man with impartiality. The word “seek” - דרשׁוּ dı̂reshû - means to pursue, to search for, as an object to be gained; to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 1:16-17

Isaiah 1:16-17. Wash ye, make you clean Repent, and do works meet for repentance: cleanse your hearts and hands from all filthiness of flesh and spirit, and do not content yourselves with your ceremonial washings. He refers to the charge preferred in the preceding clause, and alludes to the legal purifications commanded on several occasions: see Leviticus 14:8-9; Leviticus 14:47. Put away the evil, &c., from before mine eyes Reform yourselves thoroughly, that you may not only approve... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:10-31

Religious and moral corruption (1:10-31)No doubt the people thought they were pleasing God by offering sacrifices, attending public worship services, and keeping the special Israelite feasts; but because their everyday lives were full of sin, their religious exercises were hateful to God. No matter how correct the form of worship, God will not accept it unless the people show a corresponding zeal for right behaviour (10-15).The people must turn from their selfishness and treachery, and begin to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 1:17

fatherless. widow. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species), for all kinds of helpless and bereaved persons. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 1:17

Isaiah 1:17. Relieve the oppressed— Or, Reform what is amiss. Bochart. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 1:17

17. seek judgment—justice, as magistrates, instead of seeking bribes (Jeremiah 22:3; Jeremiah 22:16). judge—vindicate (Psalms 68:5; James 1:27). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 1:10-17

Ritual contrasted with reality 1:10-17 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 1:10-20

3. God’s solution 1:10-20The prophet laid out two alternatives for the people to choose between in relating to God in their pitiful condition. They could continue to rely on religious ritual (cult) to manipulate God (Isaiah 1:10-15), or they could change their ways and live morally and ethically pure lives (Isaiah 1:16-17). The choice was theirs (Isaiah 1:18-20). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 1:16-17

Having shown what God does not want, Isaiah now told the people what He does want (cf. Isaiah 66:1-4; Isaiah 66:17). His demands are short and simple in contrast to the elaborate rituals described above (cf. Deuteronomy 10:12-13; Micah 6:8). Three negative commands relate to the past and five positive ones to the future. Washing (Isaiah 1:16) is symbolic of repenting (cf. Acts 2:38; Acts 13:24; Titus 3:5)."The passage clearly reveals a concern over the social injustices of the time. Such social... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:1-31

Jehovah’s Arraignment of His PeopleThis chapter is general in character, and much of it (e.g. Isaiah 1:10-17) might refer to almost any period. This general character of the prophecy renders it especially suitable as an introduction, and may account for its position at the beginning of the book. It gives us a picture of the internal condition of Judah in Isaiah’s age, and not only brings out his characteristic teaching, but more than any other OT. passage indicates the general line of prophetic... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 1:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 1:16-17

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:10-31

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 1:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 1:17

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 1:17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 1:10-17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 1:10-20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 1:16-17

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:1-31

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