Say ye to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Ver. 10. Say ye to the righteous.] Tell them so from me, saith God, for their comfort and encouragement. Zuinglius when he had preached terror to the wicked was wont to add, Probe vir, hoc nihil ad te. All this concerneth not thee, O thou godly man. When the dogs in a house are beaten, the children will be apt to fright and cry; so when the wicked are threatened, good men are apt to be troubled. Say therefore to such, and let them know assuredly,
That it shall be well with him.] Heb., That good sc., shall betide him, whatever befalleth others God shall be with the good; 2Ch 19:11 "Yet God is good to Israel, to the pure in heart." Psa 73:1 Ecc 8:12
For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.] They shall "reap in due time if they faint not"; they shall eat of the fat, and drink of the sweet. Isa 25:6 See Isa 65:13 Proverbs 14:14, See Trapp on " Isa 65:13 " See Trapp on " Pro 14:14 "