Isaiah 59:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destructionb are in their paths. ”

Isaiah 59:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Their feet run to evil - In accordance with the design of the prophet to show the entireness of their depravity, he states that all their members were employed in doing evil. In Isaiah 59:3-6 ....
Isaiah 59:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Solely the Sins of the People Delay Yahweh's Intervention. Isaiah 59:5-8 , with their fantastic metaphors and bitter invective, are probably a later addition made in even gloomier times. Note the...
Isaiah 59:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Their feet . They. Feet being put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), for the whole person. Quoted in Romans 3:15 ; Romans 3:16 . evil. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44. innocent blood. Refer...
Isaiah 59:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. Their feet run to evil. In various ways he paints to us the picture of what may be called extreme wickedness; that is, when men, having shaken off and cast away from them the fear of God,...
Isaiah 59:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
Isaiah 59:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For your hands are defiled— The prophet here goes on to specify those iniquities which he had mentioned in general, and in such an order, that he distributes them, as it were, through the members o...
Isaiah 59:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. Their feet run to evil - all their mem...
Isaiah 59:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1, 2. An answer to the implied objection that the promises of restoration have not yet been fulfilled.
Isaiah 59:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Their feet run to evil. — Note the parallelisms, entirely after the manner of Isaiah, with Proverbs 1:16 ; Proverbs 16:17 . So the four words “paths,” “goings,” “ways,” and “paths” (another word...
Isaiah 59:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXIII THE REKINDLING OF THE CIVIC CONSCIENCE Isaiah 56:9-12 ; Isaiah 57:1-21 ; Isaiah 58:1-14 ; Isaiah 59:1-21 IT was inevitable, as soon as their city was again fairly in sight, th...
Isaiah 59:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Iniquities Separate from God Isaiah 59:1-15 Israel's sins , Isaiah 59:1-8 . Much of our suffering in life results from our sins, which cut off God's health and help. Let us not blame Provide...
Isaiah 59:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Continuing, the prophet makes confession of moral failure. This he does first by declaring the reason for national suffering. It is not to be found in Jehovah's inability, nor in His unwillingness. T...
Isaiah 59:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here is a long and sad account of men's revolt and transgression, which fully explains what was said before, as well as accounts for the divine corrections which followed. Men may well wait for the l...
Isaiah 59:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Their feet run to evil ,.... Make haste to commit all manner of sin, and particularly that which follows, with great eagerness and swiftness, taking delight and pleasure therein, and continuing in i...
Isaiah 59:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts [are] thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction [are] in their paths. Ver. 7. Their feet run to evil, &c....
Isaiah 59:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Their feet run to evil This seems to be taken from Proverbs 1:16 ; where see the note. He had spoken of their hands, fingers, lips, tongues, &c., before, and now he speaks of their feet, to sh...
Isaiah 59:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prevalence and Effects of Sin. B. C. 706. 1 Behold, the L ORD 's hand is not shorten...
Isaiah 59:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Their feet run to evil: this seems to be taken from Proverbs 1:16 . See Poole on " Proverbs 1:16 " . He had spoken of their hands, lips, and heart, &c. before, and now of their feet , to s...
Isaiah 59:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judah/Jacob In Its Sin ( Isaiah 59:1-15 a). Isaiah 59:1 ‘Behold Yahweh's hand is not shortened that it cannot save, Nor his ear heavy that it cannot hear, But your iniquities have separated...
Isaiah 59:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 59:1 . Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save. The failure of your fast is not with the Lord; he sees, and he can hear. Neither is the fault in the promises announced...
Isaiah 59:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened Isaiah 57:1-21 . and 59. In the former address, to the dead works on which the people founded their claim to redemption, there were set in contrast th...
Isaiah 59:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 59:1-23 A GENERAL REBUKE OF ISRAEL FOR ITS MANIFOLD SINS , The command given to the prophet in Isaiah 58:1 to "show God's people their transgression, and...
Isaiah 59:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Iniquities Separate from God
Isaiah 59:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 8:20-22 ; Ezekiel 22:6 ; Ezekiel 9:9 ; Isaiah 59:3 ; Isaiah 60:18 ; Jeremiah 22:17 ; Lamentations 4:13 ; Mark 7:21 ; Mark 7:22 ; Matthew 23:31-37 ; Proverbs 1:16 ; Proverbs 15:26 ;...
Isaiah 59:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Wasting — They meditate on little or nothing else. Paths — In what way or work soever they are engaged, it all tends to ruin and destruction.

Isaiah 59:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 59:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 59:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 59:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 59:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 59:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 59:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 59:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 59:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 59:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 59:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 59:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 59:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 59:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 59:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 59:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 59:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 59:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 59:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 59:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 59:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 59:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 59:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 59:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 59:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes