Discovery BoxIsaiah 59:17-18 
Context59:17 He wears his desire for justice 1 like body armor, 2
and his desire to deliver is like a helmet on his head. 3
He puts on the garments of vengeance 4
and wears zeal like a robe.
59:18 He repays them for what they have done,
dispensing angry judgment to his adversaries
and punishing his enemies. 5
He repays the coastlands. 6
1 tn Or “righteousness” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NCV “goodness.”
2 tn Or “a breastplate” (traditional; so many English versions); TEV “a coat of armour.”
3 tn Heb “and [as] a helmet deliverance on his head.”
4 tn Heb “and he puts on the clothes of vengeance [as] a garment.”
5 tn Heb “in accordance with deeds, so he repays, anger to his adversaries, repayment to his enemies.”
6 tn Or “islands” (KJV, NIV).
