Isaías 33:15

15 El que anda en justicia y habla con sinceridad, el que rehúsa la ganancia injusta, y se sacude las manos para que no retengan soborno; el que se tapa los oídos para no oír de derramamiento de sangre, y cierra los ojos para no ver el mal;

Isaías 33:15 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 33:15

He that walketh righteously
These are the words of the prophet, in answer to those of the hypocrites. So the Targum,

``the prophet said, the righteous shall dwell in it;''

not in the devouring fire and everlasting burnings, but in Zion, in Jerusalem, on high, in the munition of rocks, safe from those burnings; for these words are to be connected not with the preceding, but with the following verse ( Isaiah 33:16 ) , "thus, he that walketh righteously" "he shall dwell on high"; and such an one is he that walks by faith on Christ as his righteousness; that walks after the Spirit, and not after the flesh; that walks uprightly, according to the rule of the Gospel, and as becomes it; that walks in the ways of judgment and righteousness, in which Christ leads his people, and lives soberly, righteously, and godly: and speaketh uprightly;
or "uprightnesses" ^F2; upright things, what is in his heart, what is agreeable to the word of God, the standard of truth; who makes mention continually of the righteousness of Christ, and that only as his justifying one: and whose tongue talks of judgment, just and righteous things, and not what is corrupt, profane, impure, and impious: he that despiseth the gain of oppressions;
that which is got by oppression and rapine; the mammon of iniquity, as the Targum calls it; but reckons the gain of wisdom, and of godliness, exceeding preferable to it: that shaketh his hand from holding of bribes;
that will not receive any, but when they are put into his hands shakes them out, and will not retain them; expressing his abhorrence of such practices, and declaring that he is not to be influenced by such methods from speaking truth, and doing justice: that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood;
or "bloods" ^F3; from hearing those that shed innocent blood, as the Targum; who will not hearken to any solicitations to shed blood; will not converse with men about it, or enter into schemes in order to it, much less join them in shedding it: and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
done by others; he abhors it in himself, and dislikes it in others; turns his eyes from beholding it, so far from taking pleasure in it, and in those that do it: all this is opposed to the hypocrisy, impiety, profaneness, rapine, bribery, murders, and wickedness of the church of Rome; see ( Revelation 9:21 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 (Myrvym rbd) "qui loquitur recta", Piscator; "loquens recta", Cocceius; "loquens aequitates", Montanus.
F3 (Mymd emvm) "ab audiendo sanquines", Montanus; "ne audiat sanquines", Cocceius.

Isaías 33:15 In-Context

13 Oíd, los que estáis lejos, lo que he hecho; y los que estáis cerca, reconoced mi poder.

14 Aterrados están los pecadores en Sion, el temblor se ha apoderado de los impíos. ¿Quién de nosotros habitará con el fuego consumidor? ¿Quién de nosotros habitará con las llamas eternas?

15 El que anda en justicia y habla con sinceridad, el que rehúsa la ganancia injusta, y se sacude las manos para que no retengan soborno; el que se tapa los oídos para no oír de derramamiento de sangre, y cierra los ojos para no ver el mal;

16 ése morará en las alturas, en la peña inexpugnable estará su refugio; se le dará su pan, y tendrá segura su agua.

17 Tus ojos contemplarán al Rey en su hermosura, verán una tierra muy lejana.