Isaiah 59:18

He repaid them for what they had done, angry judgment to his adversaries, vengeance to his enemies, to the islands punishment as their reward. 1

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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

17He put on righteousness as a breastplate and a helmet of salvation upon his head. 1 He clothed himself with garments of vengeance and wore zeal as a mantle. 1

19So they will fear the name of Yahweh from the west, and his glory from the sun's rising; for he will come as a rushing stream, driven by the breath of Yahweh. 1

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Cross References

Job 34:11For he pays back a person's work; 1 he makes every man come upon the reward of his own ways. 1

Psalms 21:8Your hand will seize all your enemies; 1 your right hand will seize those who hate you. 1

Isaiah 1:24Therefore this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: 1 “Woe to them! I will take vengeance against my adversaries, and avenge myself against my enemies; 1

Isaiah 63:3I have trodden grapes in the winepress alone, and no one from the nations joined me. 1 I trod them in my anger and trampled them in my fury. 1 Their blood is spattered on my clothes and stained all my clothes. 1

Isaiah 66:14You will see this, and your heart will rejoice, and your bones will sprout like the tender grass. 1 The hand of Yahweh will be made known to his servants, but he will show his anger against his enemies. 1

Jeremiah 17:10I am Yahweh, the one who searches through the mind, who tests the hearts. 1 I give to each person according to his ways, according to the fruit 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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