Isaiah 59:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak. | He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal. | And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he put on | וַיִּלְבַּ֤שׁ | vai-yil-BASH | H3847 | to clotheלָבֵשׁ (la.vash) 1) to dress, wear, clothe, put on clothing, be clothed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put on clothes, be clothed, wear 1a2) to put on, be clothed with (fig.) 1b) (Pual) to be fully clothed 1c) (Hiphil) to clothe, array with, dress Aramaic equivalent: le.vash (לְבֵשׁ "to clothe" H3848) |
| righteousness | צְדָקָה֙ | tze-da-KAH | H6666 | righteousnessצִדְקָה (tsid.qah) right doing, doing right, righteousness Aramaic of tse.da.qah (צְדָקָה "righteousness" H6666) |
| like the body armor | כַּשִּׁרְיָ֔ן | ka-shir-YAN | H8302B | armorשִׁרְיוֹן (shir.yon) body armour |
| and a helmet of | וְכ֥וֹבַע | ve-KHOA' | H3553 | helmetכּוֹבַע (ko.va) helmet |
| salvation | יְשׁוּעָ֖ה | ye-shu-'AH | H3444 | salvationיְשׁוּעָה (ye.shu.ah) 1) salvation, deliverance 1a) welfare, prosperity 1b) deliverance 1c) salvation (by God) 1d) victory |
| on head his | בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹ | be-ro-SHO | H7218A | headרֵאשׁ (resh) 1) chief, head 1a) head (of man) 1b) head (as seat of visions) 1c) chief 1d) sum (essential content) |
| and he put on | וַיִּלְבַּ֞שׁ | vai-yil-BASH | H3847 | to clotheלָבֵשׁ (la.vash) 1) to dress, wear, clothe, put on clothing, be clothed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put on clothes, be clothed, wear 1a2) to put on, be clothed with (fig.) 1b) (Pual) to be fully clothed 1c) (Hiphil) to clothe, array with, dress Aramaic equivalent: le.vash (לְבֵשׁ "to clothe" H3848) |
| garments of | בִּגְדֵ֤י | big-DEI | H0899B | garmentבֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) (CLBL) garment, clothing (used indiscriminately) |
| vengeance | נָקָם֙ | na-KAM | H5359 | vengeanceנָקָם (na.qam) 1) vengeance 1a) vengeance (by God, by Samson, by enemies of Judah) |
| clothing | תִּלְבֹּ֔שֶׁת | til-BO-shet | H8516 | clothingתִּלְבֹּשֶׁת (tal.bo.shet) garment, clothing, raiment |
| and he wrapped himself | וַיַּ֥עַט | vai-YA-'at | H5844A | to enwrapעָטָה (a.tah) 1) to cover, enwrap, wrap oneself, envelop oneself 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to wrap, envelop oneself 1a2) to cover (the beard in mourning) 1a3) mourner, one who covers (participle) 1b) (Hiphil) to cover, enwrap, envelop |
| like the robe | כַּמְעִ֖יל | kam-'IL | H4598 | robeמְעִיל (me.il) 1) robe 1a) a garment worn over a tunic by men of rank 1b) a long garment worn by David's daughters 1c) a garment of the high priest 1d) (fig.) of attributes |
| zeal | קִנְאָֽה׃ | kin-'AH | H7068 | jealousyקִנְאָה (qin.ah) 1) ardour, zeal, jealousy 1a) ardour, jealousy, jealous disposition (of husband) 1a1) sexual passion 1b) ardour of zeal (of religious zeal) 1b1) of men for God 1b2) of men for the house of God 1b3) of God for his people 1c) ardour of anger 1c1) of men against adversaries 1c2) of God against men 1d) envy (of man) 1e) jealousy (resulting in the wrath of God) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.