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Isaiah 59:1

Isaiah 59:1
Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save,.... It is not for want of power in the Lord, that he has not as yet destroyed the enemies of his people, antichrist, and the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened - On the meaning of this phrase, see the notes at Isa 50:2. Neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear - On the meaning of this phrase, see the notes at Isa…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 59:1-8

The prophet here rectifies the mistake of those who had been quarrelling with God because they had not the deliverances wrought for them which they had been often fasting and praying for, Isa 58:3.…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Isaiah 59:1-2

These verses state briefly and forcibly the argument of which the whole chapter is the expansion: not the powerlessness or the indifference of Jehovah, but the sin of the people, is the hindrance to…