“Their feet are swift to shed blood.
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“Their feet are swift to shed blood.
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Their fete are swyfte to sheed bloud.
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Their feete are swift to shead blood.
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- Isaiah 59:7-8 Their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity. Desolation and destruction are in their paths. They don’t know the way of peace; and there is no justice in their ways. They have made crooked paths for themselves; whoever goes in them doesn’t know peace.
- Proverbs 1:16 for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.
- Proverbs 6:18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
Ver. 15. Swift to shed blood] As Paul, till God stopped him in his cursed career.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain If we consider this member also, we may see…
If we consider this member also, we may see the corruption of man; witness that testimony, Pro 1:16, and Isa 59:7; on both which see annotations.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain There is no fear of God before their eyes.…
There is no fear of God before their eyes. The place referred to is Psa 36:1, by the "fear of God", is not meant a fear of God's wrath, of hell and damnation; nor a fearful distrust of his presence, power, providence, and grace; much less an hypocritical fear; but a reverential affection for God, and which is peculiar to the children of God, which springs from a sense of divine goodness, is attended with holiness of heart and life, is consistent with faith, even full assurance of it, and with spiritual joy in its highest degree; it stands opposed to pride and haughtiness, and is a blessing of the covenant of grace: now this is not to be found in unregenerate men, for this springs from grace, and not nature, and is only implanted in the heart in conversion; it appears from the whole life and conversation of unconverted men, that the fear of God is not in their hearts, nor before their eyes.
, by the "fear of God", is not meant a fear of God's wrath, of hell and damnation; nor a fearful distrust of his presence, power, providence, and grace; much less an hypocritical fear; but a reverential affection for God, and which is peculiar to the children of God, which springs from a sense of divine goodness, is attended with holiness of heart and life, is consistent with faith, even full assurance of it, and with spiritual joy in its highest degree; it stands opposed to pride and haughtiness, and is a blessing of the covenant of grace: now this is not to be found in unregenerate men, for this springs from grace, and not nature, and is only implanted in the heart in conversion; it appears from the whole life and conversation of unconverted men, that the fear of God is not in their hearts, nor before their eyes.
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rom 3:19Now we know that what things soever the law saith,.... By "the law" is meant, not the law of nature, nor the civil law of nations, nor the ceremonial law of the Jews, nor barely the five books of Moses, nor the book of Psalms, of the Prophets, or the writings of the whole Old Testament; but the moral law, as it appears in the whole word of God, which every man is bound to observe, of which all are transgressors, by which is the knowledge of sin, which no man can be justified by, and which Christ was made under, and came to fulfil. This law is represented as a person speaking, and saying many things, some of which are here mentioned; so, , "the law says" so and so, is an usual phrase with Jewish writers (y). The persons it speaks to, are
them that are under the law; the Jews were in a peculiar sense under it, as it was given to them by Moses; all mankind are under it, as to the matter of it; they are under obligation to obedience to it, and, through disobedience, come under its sentence of condemnation. The elect of God themselves were, and are in some sense under it; not indeed as a covenant of works, or as in the hands of Moses, nor as a yoke of bondage; nor are they obliged to seek for justification by it, and are entirely delivered from the curse and condemnation of it by Christ. They were under it, and that as a covenant of works, as in Adam, the federal head and representative of all mankind; and came under its sentence of condemnation and death, for his sin, and their own actual transgressions; which is consistent with the everlasting love of God to them in Christ, the covenant of grace made with them in him, as their head and surety, and their justification by him: and they are now under it, as in the hands of Christ; and look upon themselves as obliged, by the love of Christ, to yield a cheerful obedience to it: here it means such as are transgressors of the law, and so under obligation to punishment, without any regard to Jew or Gentile, or any distinction God has made in his own breast: and the things it says to such are, it charges them with sin, and convicts them of it, both of its pollution and guilt: so
that every mouth may be stopped; and have nothing to say of the purity of their nature, which appears to be so sadly stained; nor of their works of righteousness, which are so few, and so very imperfect. The law makes such a representation of things to them, that their mouths are stopped from glorying in themselves, and in their works, which are far from being adequate to the demands of the law; and from complaining against the righteous judgment of God, should he proceed against them in the most rigorous manner:
and all the world may become guilty before God; Jews and Gentiles; all the individuals of mankind are guilty before God, and will be found to be so, sooner or later: some read it, "subject to God", and understand it of a subjection to his grace, being brought to see their need of it, and of salvation by it; but this is not the case of all the world, rather signifies a subjection to that justice, vengeance, and wrath of God, to which all men are liable in their own persons; since they are all found guilty by the law, and will appear to be so, and therefore can never be justified by their obedience to it; which is what the apostle is aiming at in all he here says, as appears from what follows; all which "we know" to be true, and are fully assured of, who know the nature and spirituality of the law, and to whom it has come with light and power.
(y) T. Bab. Roshhashanah, fol. 16. 1. Taanith, fol. 21. 2.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Isaiah lix, 7, 8
Isaiah lix, 7, 8
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 15. Their feet are swift to shed blood]…
Verse 15. Their feet are swift to shed blood] They make use of every means in their power to destroy the reputation and lives of the innocent.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Their feet ... - The quotation in this and…
Their feet ... - The quotation in this and the two following verses, is abridged or condensed from Isa 59:7-8. The expressions occur in the midst of a description of the character of the nation in the time of the prophet. The apostle has selected a few expressions out of many, rather making a reference to the entire passage, than a formal quotation. The expression, “their feet are swift,” etc., denotes the eagerness of the nation to commit crime, particularly deeds of injustice and cruelty. They thirsted for the blood of innocence, and hasted to shed it, to gratify their malice, or to satisfy their vengeance.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Their feet are swift to shed blood-- (Pro 1:16;…
Their feet are swift to shed blood-- (Pro 1:16; Isa 59:7): that is, "Those feet, which should 'run the way of God's commandments' (Psa 119:32), are employed to conduct men to deeds of darkest crime."
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 15. Swift—Like the feet of a hotly pursuing murderer.
15. Swift—Like the feet of a hotly pursuing murderer.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 15. Their feet are swift to shed blood. To…
15. Their feet are swift to shed blood. To carry their owners on a mission of murder.
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William B. Godbey 1900 · Public Domain 15. “Their feet are swift to shed blood.” Not…
15. “Their feet are swift to shed blood.” Not only is this true of wicked worldly people who are ready to waylay and murder you, but it is equally true of the fallen churches; as we see through ages how eagerly they have rushed forth to shed innocent blood, beginning with our Savior, and continuing through the centuries, deluging the world with martyrs’ blood, and would today if they could. The Inquisition would revive this day if they had the power.
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain Their feet are swift to shed blood ;
Their feet are swift to shed blood ;
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Their ... their ... These people ... their
Their ... their ... These people ... their
These words refer to the Jews and Greeks in Romans 3:9.
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Their feet are swift to pour out blood
Here "feet" is a synecdoche that represents the people themselves. The word "blood" is a metaphor that refers to killing people. AT: "They are in a hurry to harm and murder people" (See: Synecdoche and Metaphor)
Destruction and suffering are in their paths
Here "destruction and suffering" are metonyms that represent the harm that these people cause others to suffer. AT: "They try to destroy others and cause them to suffer" (See: Metonymy)
a way of peace
"how to live at peace with others." A "way" is a road or path.
There is no fear of God before their eyes
Here "fear" is a metonym that represents respect for God and willingness to honor him. AT: "Everyone refuses to give God the respect he deserves" (See: Synecdoche)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 3:15-17 In this quotation from Isa 59:7-8, Paul addresses…
3:15-17 In this quotation from Isa 59:7-8, Paul addresses sins against others.
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