| Geneva Study Bible A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his {f} work. (f) If they are true and just, they are God's work, and he delights in it, but otherwise if they are false, they are the work of the devil, and to their condemnation that use them. Wesley's Notes 16:11 The Lord's - Are made by his direction and appointment, so that no man can alter them without violating God's rights and authority. King James Translators' Notes the weights: Heb. the stones Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 11. are the Lord's . his work-that is, what He has ordered, and hence should be observed by men. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 16:4. God makes use of the wicked to execute righteous vengeance on each other; and he will be glorified by their destruction at last. 5. Though sinners strengthen themselves and one another, they shall not escape God's judgments. 6. By the mercy and truth of God in Christ Jesus, the sins of believers are taken away, and the power of sin is broken. 7. He that has all hearts in his hand, can make a man's enemies to be at peace with him. 8. A small estate, honestly come by, will turn to better account than a great estate ill-gotten. 9. If men make God's glory their end, and his will their rule, he will direct their steps by his Spirit and grace. 10. Let kings and judges of the earth be just, and rule in the fear of God. 11. To observe justice in dealings between man and man is God's appointment. | 
