Isaiah 59:17

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.

De 32:35-43; Job 29:14; Ps 69:9; Ps 94:1; Isa 9:7; Isa 11:5; Isa 51:9; Isa 63:15; Zec 1:14; Joh 2:17; Ro 13:12-14; 2Co 6:7; Eph 6:14,17; 1Th 5:8; 2Th 1:8; Heb 10:30; Re 19:11

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.”