Isaiah 59:7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity… This verse and the first part of the following have been interwoven by Paul, in Romans 3:15-17, into his description of universal moral corruption. The representation of life as a road, and of one's mode of action as a manner of walking, is a common feature in gnomic compositions, where its terminology has been fully developed. From the beginning of ver. 7, one may perceive that steadfast believers, during the exile, were persecuted even to death by their fellow-countrymen who had forgotten God. The verbs "run" and "hasten" depict the delight felt in wickedness, when the conscience is completely asleep. (F. Delitzsch, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. |
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