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The Tools of Deceit
Commentators explain that the "instruments" of the wicked are not physical tools but their evil methods: crafty schemes, lies, and manipulation. They specifically target the poor and vulnerable, twisting the truth even when the needy have a just cause. John Calvin notes the extreme evil of this happening within the justice system, which should be a place of protection.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 32:7
18th Century
Theologian
The instruments also - In the Hebrew here there is a paronomasia which cannot be imitated in a translation. The word ‘instruments’ here evi…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 32:7
19th Century
Bishop
To destroy the poor with lying words ... —The words, though perfectly generic in their form, are probably not without an …
John Calvin
On Isaiah 32:7
16th Century
Theologian
The instruments of the covetous man are evil. We must always adhere to the future tense; for he does not inquire what wicked men are, but …
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John Gill
On Isaiah 32:7
17th Century
Pastor
The instruments also of the churl [are] evil
Not his [vessels] or measures he sells by, which are small and deficien…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 32:1–8
17th Century
Minister
Christ our righteous King, and his true disciples, are evidently intended here. The consolations and graces of his Spirit are like rivers of water …