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Isaiah 61:8

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 61:8

Verse 8 of 11

Scripture focus

For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

Isaiah 61:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 61:8

Theological / Devotional

I hate robbery. Isaiah here seems to return to the thought of ch. 1:11-17. God respects justice, mercy, and love (Ps. 11:7; Micah 6:8), but rejects utterly the mere form of worship (see on Isa. 1:11; 2 Tim. 3:5; cf. John 4:23, 24). None but those who have “clean hands, and a pure heart,” who walk uprightly, work righteousness, and speak the truth in their hearts, will “dwell” in His “holy hill” (Ps. 24:3-5; 15:1-5; see on Matt. 7:21-27).

Work. Heb. pe‘ullah, literally, “a reward [for work performed].” Compare Lev. 19:13 and Eze. 29:20, where the same word is used, and where recompense for labor is clearly implied by the context. God will grant reward in strict accord with merit (see on Matt. 20:1-16).

Covenant. See on Isa. 55:3; Jer. 31:31, 33.

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