Isaiah 59:17

For He put on tzedakah as breastplate armor, 1 and a helmet of Yeshu'ah (Salvation, Saving Power) upon His rosh; 1 and He put on the bigdei nakam (garments of vengeance) for a uniform, 1 and was clad with kinah (zeal) as a me'il (mantle, cloak). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

16And He saw that there was no ish (man), 1 and was appalled that there was no Mafgi'a (Intercessor); 1 therefore His own Zero'a (Arm) wrought Salvation unto Him; 1 and His own tzedakah (righteousness) He relied on. + 59:16 Isa 53:1; Jer 23:6 1

18According to their gemulot (deeds, dealings), so He will repay, 1 chemah (fury, wrath) to His adversaries, gemul (recompence) to His oyevim (enemies); 1 to the iyim (islands) He will repay gemul (recompence, due). 1

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Cross References

Job 29:14I put on tzedek, and it clothed me; 1 my mishpat was as a robe and a tzanif (turban). 1

Psalms 94:1Hashem G-d, to whom vengeance belongeth; 1 O G-d, to whom vengeance belongeth, show Thyself. 1

Isaiah 11:5And tzedek shall be the ezor (belt) of His loins, 1 and emunah (faithfulness) the ezor of His waist. 1

Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, 1 clothe thyself with oz, O zero'a Hashem; + 51:9 Moshiach; see Isa 53:1 1 awake, as in the yemei kedem, 1 in the dorot olamim. 1 Art thou not it that hath cut Rachav to pieces, 1 and pierced Tannin. + 51:9 See 27:1 1

Isaiah 63:15Look down from Shomayim, and behold 1 from the habitation of Thy kodesh and of Thy Tiferet. 1 Where is Thy kina (zeal) and Thy gevurah (might)? 1 The yearning of Thy heart and of Thy rachamim 1 are withheld toward me. 1

John 2:17The talmidim of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach remembered that it had been written, KINAT BETECHA AKHALATNI (Zeal for Your bais hath consumed me). + 2:17 Ps 69:9

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 →

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