Matthew Poole and continuators on Isaiah 59:13

13 In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falshood .

Properly we rebel against God, so the word is ch. 1, 2. and have persisted in our Rebellion.

Being true to none of their Engagements, Vows, and Promises; some make transgressing here, and l[illegible: 1+ letters]ing to be one and the same thing, inasmuch as in their transgressing of the Law of God, they did break their solemn engagement to God upon Mount Sinai, Exod. 19. 8. & 24. 3. and elsewhere frequently, which is a down [illegible: 1+ letters]ight lying against God▪ For wherein do we more lye to God, than in a persidious withdrawing from him? So that by transgressing here he doth mean not a breach of one, or another of the Laws of God, but their being as it were fugitives, that would be under no yoke.

i. e. Turning from God to Idols.

As it were talking of little else one among another, but how to oppress their Neighbours, and apostatize from God.

i. e. First contriving and forging in their heart false accusations to the ruine of their Neighbour, and false Worship to the dishonour of God, laying the contrivance so, that it might be effectual, and then uttering it, or venting themselves one to another in their discourses, thereby encouraging each other in their perverse ways see v. 3. and whereas it is said from the heart, it notes a resoluteness in their wickedness, being a great deal worse, than now and then to deal falsly upon some occasion or temptation.

They are called words of falshood, both with reference to men, and to signifie slanders, and false accusations; as also to God, and so signifie their dealing falsly with God, as an Adulteress doth with her Husband, hence Idolaters are called the seed of falshood, ch. 57. 3, 4, 5. and it is said from the heart, to shew that when they dealt with men in ways of fraud, it was from the heart, but when they spake with God it was but from the lip.

He now enumerates some of those particular sins they pro[illegible: 1+ letters]ss themselves to be convinced of, whereby he doth not mean the sins of some particular persons, or some slight sins, but a general de[illegible: 1+ letters]ection and corruption of the whole body.