“For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.”
YHWH dons righteousness as a breastplate and salvation as a helmet, grasping vengeance as garment and zeal as cloak—warrior-imagery depicting YHWH as armed and mobilized for action. The specific armor pieces suggest comprehensive divine readiness: righteousness for defense, salvation for protection, vengeance for offense, zeal for motivation. The militarization of divine imagery indicates that YHWH's response to systemic injustice will be forceful and overwhelming. This verse's warrior-theology traditionally pertains to cosmic combat against chaos or historical struggle against enemy nations; here it addresses internal community corruption.
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