Isa. 59:1a| so| Num. 11:23;| Isa. 50:2
Isa. 59:2a| not| Psa. 66:18;| John 9:31
Isa. 59:3a| blood| Isa. 1:15
Isa. 59:4a| They| Job 15:35;| Psa. 7:14
Isa. 59:7a| Their| Prov. 1:16;| Rom. 3:15
Isa. 59:7b| Desolation| Rom. 3:16
Isa. 59:8a| The| Rom. 3:17
Isa. 59:10a| grope| Deut. 28:29;| Job 5:14;| Amos 8:9
Isa. 59:10b| blind| Zeph. 1:17;| 2|Pet. 1:9
Isa. 59:101| prospering
| The meaning of the word is uncertain. Others understand, desolate places; i.e., cemeteries.
Isa. 59:16a| no| Ezek. 22:30
Isa. 59:16b| appalled| Mark 6:6
Isa. 59:161c| arm| Psa. 98:1;| Isa. 63:5
| See note 91 in ch. 51.
Isa. 59:17a| breastplate| Eph. 6:14
Isa. 59:17b| helmet| Eph. 6:17;| 1|Thes. 5:8
Isa. 59:19a| rising| Psa. 113:3;| Mal. 1:11
Isa. 59:20a| And| vv. 20-21: Rom. 11:26-27
Isa. 59:201b| Redeemer| Isa. 41:14
| As the Servant of Jehovah, Christ will also be a Redeemer to Zion. Christ can redeem the corrupted Israel because He is the sure mercies covenanted to them (55:3).
Isa. 59:211| covenant
| This covenant is Christ, who is the reality and surety of the covenant (42:6; 49:8; 54:10). See note 61 in ch. 42.
Isa. 59:212a| Spirit| Isa. 11:2;| 61:1
| Christ as the Redeemer (v. 20) saves us from our sins, iniquities, and transgressions, whereas Christ as the all-inclusive life-giving Spirit (1|Cor. 15:45) is for our breathing (John 20:22), and Christ as the word (Rev. 19:13) is for our feeding (Matt. 4:4; John 6:57, 63) and our speaking (1|Cor. 14:31; Eph. 4:29).
Isa. 59:212b| words| Isa. 51:16
| See note 212.