Judgment and Redemption

Isaiah 59

15 Truth is lacking,
and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.

The Lord saw it, and it displeased him 1
that there was no justice.
 16 q He saw that there was no man,
and wondered that there was no one to intercede;
then his own arm brought him salvation,
and his righteousness upheld him.
 17 r He put on righteousness as a breastplate,
and a helmet of salvation on his head;
he put on garments of vengeance for clothing,
and wrapped himself in s zeal as a cloak.
 18 t According to their deeds, so will he repay,
wrath to his adversaries, repayment to his enemies;
u to the coastlands he will render repayment.
 19 v So they shall fear the name of the Lord from the west,
and his glory from the rising of the sun;
w for he will come like a rushing stream, 2
which the wind of the Lord drives.

20 x "And y a Redeemer will come to Zion,
to those in Jacob who turn from transgression," declares the Lord.

21 "And as for me, z this is my covenant with them," says the Lord: "My Spirit that is upon you, a and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth of your offspring, or out of the mouth of your children's offspring," says the Lord, "from this time forth and forevermore."

  1. Cross References
    Isaiah 51:18
    There is none to guide her among all the sons she has borne; there is none to take her by the hand among all the sons she has brought up.
    Isaiah 63:5
    I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled, but there was no one to uphold; so my own arm brought me salvation, and my wrath upheld me.
  2. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 5:8
    But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
    Ephesians 6:13 - 17
    Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 9:7
    Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 63:4
    For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and my year of redemption had come.
    Isaiah 63:6
    I trampled down the peoples in my anger; I made them drunk in my wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 41:1
    Listen to me in silence, O coastlands; let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment.
    Isaiah 41:5
    The coastlands have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble; they have drawn near and come.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 113:3
    From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised!
  7. Cross References
    Isaiah 30:27 - 28
    Behold, the name of the Lord comes from afar, burning with his anger, and in thick rising smoke; his lips are full of fury, and his tongue is like a devouring fire.
  8. Cross References
    Romans 11:26 - 27
    And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, "The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob".
    Isaiah 40:9
    Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!
    Joel 2:32
    And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.
  9. Cross References
    Isaiah 43:14
    Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I send to Babylon and bring them all down as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 31:31
    Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
    Hebrews 8:10
    For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
    Hebrews 10:16
    "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds,"
  11. Cross References
    Isaiah 51:16
    And I have put my words in your mouth and covered you in the shadow of my hand, establishing the heavens and laying the foundations of the earth, and saying to Zion, 'You are my people.'
    Deuteronomy 4:10
    How on the day that you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb, the Lord said to me, 'Gather the people to me, that I may let them hear my words, so that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children so.
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