Isaiah 59:18

According 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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.

In Context

17For 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

19So shall they fear the Shem Hashem from the ma'arav (west), 1 and His kavod from the rising of the shemesh. 1 When the enemy shall come in like a nahar (flood, river), 1 the Ruach + 59:19 Hakodesh of Hashem shall lift up a standard against him. 1

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Cross References

Job 34:11For the po'al adam (work of a man) shall He repay unto him, 1 and make every man to find according to the manʼs ways. 1

Psalms 21:8For HaMelech trusteth in Hashem, 1 and through the chesed of Elyon he shall not be moved. 1

Isaiah 1:24Therefore saith HaAdon, 1 Hashem Tzva'os, Avir Yisroel (the Mighty One of Yisroel), 1 Ah, I will relieve Myself of Mine adversaries, 1 and avenge Me of Mine enemies: 1

Isaiah 63:3I have trodden the winepress alone; 1 and of the amim (peoples, nations) there was none with Me; 1 for I will trample them in Mine wrath, + 63:3 i.e., Moshiachʼs work of wrath 1 and trod them down in My fury; 1 and the juice of their life blood splattered upon My garments, 1 and I stained all My raiment. 1

Isaiah 66:14And when ye see this, your lev shall rejoice, 1 and your atzmot shall flourish like herbage; 1 and the yad Hashem shall be made known to His avadim, 1 and His indignation toward His enemies. 1

Jeremiah 17:10I, Hashem, search the lev, 1 I test the kelayot (kidneys), + 17:10 i.e., most inward parts 1 requiting to every ish according to his drakhim, 1 and according to the p'ri of his deeds. 1

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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