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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Isaiah 59:16

Himself, to arrest his arm, stretched out to chastise his son; or to second him. There is nothing in man to stop God's vengeance. He therefore pardons out of his own goodness, chap. lix. 2., and lxiii. 4. (Calmet) --- He became man to redeem us, as no pure mortal could do it. (Worthington)

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See also Isaiah 59:16 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Isaiah 59:16. _AND WONDERED THAT_ THERE WAS _NO INTERCESSOR_] This and the following verses some of the most eminent rabbins understand as spoken of the Messiah. Kimchi says that Rabbi Joshua b...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND HE SAW THAT THERE WAS NO MAN - That is, no wise and prudent man qualified to govern the affairs of the people. Or, that there was no man qualified to interpose and put an end to these evils; no on...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 59 Apostasy and Confession, Jehovah's Intervention and the Coming of the Redeemer 1. _The deplorable condition of the people (Isaiah 59:1) _ 2. _The confession (Isaiah 59:9) _ 3. Jehovah's in...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ISAIAH 59:15 _ b_ - ISAIAH 59:21. YAHWEH HIMSELF BECOMES THE CHAMPION OF THE Right. Yahweh is indignant that Right is absent. He sees there is none to interpose (_mg._) for her, so His own power bring...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    ARM. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia_ (App-6). Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), for the power put forth by it....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Comp. the closely parallel passage, ch. Isaiah 63:5. there was _no man_ See on ch. Isaiah 50:2. _no intercessor_ Better NONE TO INTERPOSE, i.e. on behalf of truth and right (cf. Ezekiel 22:30). Duhm...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    3. THE CURE TEXT: Isaiah 59:15-21 15 And Jehovah saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. 16 And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefor...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him. AND HE SAW THAT (THERE WAS) NO M...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1, 2. An answer to the implied objection that the promises of restoration have not yet been fulfilled....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PROMISES TO HIS SPECIAL PEOPLE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 58 TO 66 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 59 WHY GOD DOES NOT ANSWER PRAYERS V1 The *Lord can still save. His pow...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    HE SAW THAT THERE WAS NO MAN... — If the words mean no “righteous man,” we have a parallel in Jeremiah 5:1, and the “intercessor” points to action like that of Aaron (Numbers 16:48) or Phinehas (Numbe...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יַּרְא֙ כִּֽי ־אֵ֣ין אִ֔ישׁ וַ יִּשְׁתֹּומ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XXIII THE REKINDLING OF THE CIVIC CONSCIENCE Isaiah 56:9; Isaiah 57:1; Isaiah 58:1; Isaiah 59:1 IT was inevitable, as so

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE DIVINE ARM BRINGS REDEMPTION Isaiah 59:15-21 _Israel's Savior_. The Almighty Lover of souls is described as looking round to see if help were forthcoming from any other quarter; and there being...

  • 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. Th...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And he saw that [there was] no man, and wondered that [there was] no intercessor: (o) therefore his arm brought (p) salvation to him; and his righteousness, it sustained him. (o) Meaning, to do justi...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    I made but a short observation on the long passage before this, in order that I might enter upon the soul-relieving truth in the view of the Lord Jesus, which here succeeds the melancholy subject. He...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    16._He saw that there was no man. _Isaiah continues the same subject, but expresses more, and relates more fully what he had briefly noticed; for what he said in the preceding verse, that “it displeas...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 58 AND 59. But these moral considerations rouse the indignation of the Spirit at the condition of Israel in the days of the prophecy-their sin and their hypoc...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND HE SAW THAT THERE WAS NO MAN,.... Whose works are good, as the Targum adds; no good man, or faithful and righteous one, that had any regard to truth and justice; that was an advocate for truth, an...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And he saw that [there was] no man, and wondered that [there was] no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him. Ver. 16. _And wondered._] The...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And he saw there was no man_ Namely, to intercede, which is understood from the following words; or no man to help in such a case, and to appear in the behalf of equity. See Ezekiel 22:30. _And wonde...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And He saw that there was no man, no hero, no champion to work deliverance, AND WONDERED THAT THERE WAS NO INTERCESSOR, none to interpose in behalf of the oppressed people; THEREFORE HIS ARM BROUGHT S...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE LORD MAKING READY FOR JUDGMENT AND REDEMPTION...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    16-21 This passage is connected with the following chapters. It is generally thought to describe the coming of the Messiah, as the Avenger and Deliverer of his church. There was none to intercede wit...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    NO MAN, viz. _to intercede_, which is supplied from the following words; or no man to help in such a case, to show himself and appear in such a corrupt state in the behalf of equity, as ISAIAH 59:4; t...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 59:16 saw H7200 (H8799) man H376 wondered H8074 (H8709) intercessor H6293 (H8688) arm H2220 salvation...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    GOD WILL ACT TO DELIVER ZION (ISAIAH 59:15). When God looked down He saw that there was no one who could deliver, none who was fitted to be the Servant. And (speaking from a human point of view) He co...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    59:16. _And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him._ Man's extremity was Chris...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Sins which prevented the bestowal of God's blessing and caused chastisements to fall upon Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit CONCLUSION: If prayers are not answered and the salva...

  • 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 by...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And He saw that there was no man_ GOD, MAN’S GREAT REDEEMER Do not let us suppose this is mere poetry. Conceive what inspires it,--the great truth that in the Infinite there is a heart to throb for...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 59:14 For his own glory, the Lord will make his people the predominant culture of a glorious new world. ⇐...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 59:15 IT DISPLEASED HIM... HIS OWN ARM BROUGHT HIM SALVATION. God, who is offended by sin, is the only one able to accomplish salvation. HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS UPHELD HIM. The Lord’s...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ISAIAH 59:1 A GENERAL REBUKE OF ISRAEL FOR ITS MANIFOLD SINS, The command given to the prophet in Isaiah 58:1 to "show God's people the

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in fifty-nine: Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither is his ear heavy, that it cannot hear (Isaiah 59:1): "Lord, why aren't You hearing us when we fast? Why aren'...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Ezekiel 22:30; Genesis 18:23; Isaiah 50:2; Isaiah 52:10; Isaiah 63:3

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    No man — To appear in the behalf of equity. His arm — He would do his work without help from any other. Righteousness — His justice; seeing there could be no justice found among them, he would avenge...

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