Text -- Isaiah 59:17 (NET)

59:17 He wears his desire for justice like body armor, and his desire to deliver is like a helmet on his head. He puts on the garments of vengeance and wears zeal like a robe.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Isa 59:17

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.”