15 Yea, truth faileth, and he that refraineth from evil, maketh himself [a]a prey: and when the Lord saw it, it displeased him, that there was no judgment.

16 And when he saw that there was no man, he wondered that none would offer himself. [b]Therefore his arm did [c]save it, and his righteousness itself did sustain it.

17 For he put on righteousness, as an habergeon, and an [d]helmet of salvation upon his head, and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 59:15 The wicked will destroy him.
  2. Isaiah 59:16 Meaning, to do justice, and to remedy the things that were so far out of order.
  3. Isaiah 59:16 That is, his Church or his arm did help itself, and did not seek aid of any other.
  4. Isaiah 59:17 Signifying, that God hath all means at hand to deliver his Church and to punish their enemies.

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