Isaiah 59:17
He put on righteousness as a breastplate, And the helmet of salvation upon his head; He put on garments of vengeance for his clothing, And clad himself with zeal, as with a mantle.
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Job 29:14I clothed myself with righteousness, and it clothed itself with me; And justice was my robe and diadem.
Psalms 94:1O LORD! thou God of vengeance! O thou God of vengeance! shine forth!
Isaiah 11:5Righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, And faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Isaiah 51:9Awake! awake! clothe thyself with strength, O arm of Jehovah! Awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old!
Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven, and behold from thy holy and glorious habitation! Where is thy zeal and thy might? Thy pity and compassion for me, are they restrained?
John 2:17His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for thy house will consume me.”
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 59:17-21
The Kind Interposition of God; Evangelical Promises. ( b. c. 706.) 16 And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him. 17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak. 18 According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his… Read the whole commentary →