Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
no man—namely, to atone by his righteousness for the unrighteousness of the people. "Man" is emphatic, as in I Kings 2:2; no representative man able to retrieve the cause of fallen men (Isaiah 41:28; Isaiah 63:5-6; Jeremiah 5:1; Ezekiel 22:30).
no intercessor—no one to interpose, "to help . . . uphold" (Isaiah 63:5).
his arm— (Isaiah 40:10; Isaiah 51:5). Not man's arm, but His alone (Psalms 98:1; Psalms 44:3).
his righteousness—the "arm" of Messiah. He won the victory for us, not by mere might as God, but by His invincible righteousness, as man having "the Spirit without measure" (Isaiah 11:5; Isaiah 42:6, Isaiah 42:21; Isaiah 51:8; Isaiah 53:11; I John 2:1).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 59:16:
Job 40:14
Isaiah 42:21
Isaiah 53:12
Isaiah 58:14
Isaiah 63:5
Jeremiah 18:20
Zechariah 13:7
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