New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 59:17
17He put on 1righteousness like a breastplate, And a 2helmet of salvation on His head; And He put on 3garments of vengeance for clothing And wrapped Himself with 4zeal as a mantle.
Isaiah 59:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
- New International Version (NIV)He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in zeal as a cloak.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, And a helmet of salvation on His head; He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, And was clad with zeal as a cloak.
Context of Isaiah 59:17
15Yes, truth is lacking; And he who turns aside from evil makes himself a prey. Now the Lord saw, And it was displeasing in His sight that there was no justice. 16And He saw that there was no man, And was astonished that there was no one to intercede; Then His own arm brought salvation to Him, And His righteousness upheld Him. He put on righteousness like a breastplate, And a helmet of salvation on His head; And He put on garments of vengeance for clothing And wrapped Himself with zeal as a mantle. 18According to their deeds, so He will repay, Wrath to His adversaries, recompense to His enemies; To the coastlands He will make recompense. 19So they will fear the name of the Lord from the west And His glory from the rising of the sun, For He will come like a rushing stream Which the wind of the Lord drives.
Read all of Isaiah 59Isaiah 59:17 word by word
וַיִּלְבַּ֤שׁ צְדָקָה֙ כַּשִּׁרְיָ֔ן וְכ֥וֹבַע יְשׁוּעָ֖ה בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַיִּלְבַּ֞שׁ בִּגְדֵ֤י נָקָם֙ תִּלְבֹּ֔שֶׁת וַיַּ֥עַט כַּמְעִ֖יל קִנְאָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- He putלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
- righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
- like a breastplateשִׁרְיוֹןshiryôn shiryân shiryâh shiryônâh · armorH8302
- helmetכּוֹבַעkôba‛ · helmetH3553
- of salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
- on His headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
- garmentsבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
- of vengeanceנָקָםnâqâm · vengeanceH5359
- for clothingתִּלְבֹּשֶׁתtalbôsheth · clothingH8516
- And wrappedעָטָה‛âţâh · to enwrapH5844
- zealקִנְאָהqin'âh · jealousyH7068
- as a mantleמְעִילme‛îyl · robeH4598
Cross-references for Isaiah 59:17
- Isaiah 11:5Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins, And faithfulness the belt about His waist.
- Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; Awake as in the days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not You who cut Rahab in pieces, Who pierced the dragon?
- Job 29:14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turban.
- Romans 13:12The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
- 2 Corinthians 6:7in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,
- Ephesians 6:14Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.
- Revelation 19:11And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.
- Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their calamity is near, And the impending things are hastening upon them.’
- Psalms 94:1O Lord, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
- Hebrews 10:30For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
- Isaiah 9:7There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.
- Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious habitation; Where are Your zeal and Your mighty deeds? The stirrings of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained toward me.
- Psalms 69:9For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
- Zechariah 1:14So the angel who was speaking with me said to me, “Proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and Zion.
Commentaries on Isaiah 59:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17For clothing "For his clothing" - תלבשת tilbosheth . "I cannot but think that this word, תלבשת tilbosheth, is an interpolation. It is in no one ancient version. It is redundant in the sense, as it is before expressed in בגדי bigdey . It makes the hemistich just so much longer than it ought to be, if it is compared with the others adjoining. It makes a form of construction in this clause less elegant than that in the others. It might probably be in some…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17For 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…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-21Verses 16-21 This passage is connected with the following chapters. It is generally thought to describe the coming of the Messiah, as the Avenger and Deliverer of his church. There was none to intercede with God to turn away his wrath; none to interpose for the support of justice and truth. Yet He engaged his own strength and righteousness for his people. God will make his justice upon the enemies of his church and people plainly appear. When the enemy…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-17The Lord acts like a warrior, determined to win against evil (see Ephesians 6:14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Messiah is represented as a warrior armed at all points, going forth to vindicate His people. Owing to the unity of Christ and His people, their armor is like His, except that they have no "garments of vengeance" (which is God's prerogative, Ro 12:19), or "cloak of zeal" (in the sense of judicial fury punishing the wicked; this zeal belongs properly to God, 2Ki 10:16; Ro 10:2; Php 3:6; "zeal," in the sense of anxiety for the Lord's honor, they have…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 59
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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