Isaiah 29:21

"For the ruthless is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases, and all those who are alert to do evil are cut off—"

Key Reflection

In Isaiah 29:21, this verse suggests that the ruthless, scoffers, and those actively engaged in wickedness will ultimately face consequences and be silenced or eliminated by God's justice. It underscores a divine judgment where evil is not tolerated and those who persist in it will be cut off, highlighting the ultimate triumph of righteousness over wickedness.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

That make a man an offender -literally, ‘who cause a man to sin’ (מחטיאיmachăṭı̂y'ēy); that is, who hold a man to be guilty, or a criminal. Lowth renders this singularly enough: ‘Who bewildered the poor man in speaking.’ Grotius supposes it means, ‘Who on account of the word of God, that is, the true prophecy, treat men as guilty of crime.’ Calvin supposes it means, ‘Who bear with impatience the reproofs and denunciation of the prophets, and who endeavor to pervert and distort their meaning.’ Hence, he supposes, they proposed artful and captious questions by which they might ensnare them.

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