Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

1. *Or, place.

Those are deceived who think he returns to his first speech, in vers. 9,¹ as if he now spake of the punishments which the people had felt from Gods hand. For he still prosecutes his former discourse; and discovers the corrupt diseases of the people: to testify unto all that they were justly punished. But this verse we must thus distinguish from the ninth, where he said, That judgement was gone far off. For in that place he pronounced that the Jews were deprived of Gods help, in regard they had made themselves unworthy that he should be any longer a defender of their cause. But here he saith that judgement was turned backward; because they had overturned all justice and equity amongst themselves. They received then a recompense according to their deserts, when Gods justice stood a far off, and appeared not for their help; seeing they had banished judgement and justice far away from them. For we do but lose our time, to expect that from God, which we have denied unto others, and have cast behind our backs.