Isaiah 61:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. For I the Lord love judgment - justice, which requires that I should restore my people, and give them double in compensation for their sufferings.

I hate robbery for burnt offering. So Vulgate, rather, from a different Hebrew root, I hate the spoil of INIQUITY (Horsley). So the Septuagint, Chaldaic, Arabic, and Syriac. So in Job 5:16. х `owlaah (H5930) is the same as `owlaah (H5766)]. Hating, as I do, the rapine, combined with iniquity, perpetrated on my people by their enemies, I will vindicate Israel.

And I will direct their work in truth - rather, 'I will give them the reward of their work (cf. margin, Isaiah 40:10; Isaiah 49:4; Isaiah 62:11) in faithfulness' naatatiy (H5414) pªulaataam (H6468)).

Isaiah 61:8

8 For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.