Isaiah 56:2 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the sabbath, not profaning it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil."

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Blessed is the man - Hebrew, ‘The blessings of the man’ . The sense is, ‘happy is the man.’ The word here rendered ‘man’ (אנושׁ

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

That keepeth the sabbath from polluting it ... —It is natural that a devout king like Hezekiah would be an observer of th…

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

Happy is the man that shall do this. When he calls those persons “happy” who, having embraced this doctrine, devote themselves to walk upr…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Blessed is the man that does this That does justice, and keeps judgment; he hereby exercises a good conscience both towards God and…

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century

Catholic

13th Century

1. Thus says the Lord. Here, after He had promised liberation from evils, He begins to promise salvation by the granting of blessin…

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