God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 54:14
14You will be established in righteousness. You will be far from oppression, so you will not be afraid. You will be far from destruction, so it won’t come near you.
Isaiah 54:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
- New International Version (NIV)In righteousness you will be established: Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In righteousness you shall be established; You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; And from terror, for it shall not come near you.
Context of Isaiah 54:14
12I will rebuild your towers with rubies, your gates with sparkling stones, and all your walls with precious stones.” 13All your children will be taught by the Lord, and your children will have unlimited peace. You will be established in righteousness. You will be far from oppression, so you will not be afraid. You will be far from destruction, so it won’t come near you. 15“If anyone attacks you, it will not be my doing. Whoever attacks you will be defeated by you. 16I’ve created blacksmiths to fan the coals into flames and to produce useful weapons. I’ve also created destroyers to bring destruction.
Read all of Isaiah 54Isaiah 54:14 word by word
בִּצְדָקָ֖ה תִּכּוֹנָ֑נִי רַחֲקִ֤י מֵעֹ֙שֶׁק֙ כִּֽי־לֹ֣א תִירָ֔אִי וּמִ֨מְּחִתָּ֔ה כִּ֥י לֹֽא־תִקְרַ֖ב אֵלָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
- shalt thou be establishedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
- thou shalt be farרָחַקrâchaq · to removeH7368
- from oppressionעֹ֫שֶׁק‛ôsheq · oppressionH6233
- for thou shalt not fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
- and from terrorמְחִתָּהmechittâh · terrorH4288
- for it shall not come nearקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
Cross-references for Isaiah 54:14
- Isaiah 1:26I will give you judges like you had long ago, advisers like you had in the beginning. After that you will be called the Righteous City, the Faithful Town.”
- Isaiah 45:24It will be said of me, “Certainly, righteousness and strength are found in the Lord alone.” All who are angry with him will come to him and be ashamed.
- Isaiah 52:1Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, Zion! Put on your beautiful clothes, holy city of Jerusalem. Godless and evil people will no longer come to you.
- Isaiah 60:21Then all your people will be righteous, and they will possess the land permanently. They will be the seedling I have planted, the honored work of my hands.
- Isaiah 61:10I will find joy in the Lord. I will delight in my God. He has dressed me in the clothes of salvation. He has wrapped me in the robe of righteousness like a bridegroom with a priest’s turban, like a bride with her jewels.
- Isaiah 62:1For Zion’s sake I will not remain silent. For Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until its righteousness shines like the dawn and its salvation burns brightly like a torch.
- Jeremiah 31:23This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: When I have brought them back from captivity, they will once again use this saying in Judah and in its cities: “The Lord bless you, home of righteousness, holy mountain.
- Ezekiel 36:27I will put my Spirit in you. I will enable you to live by my laws, and you will obey my rules.
- Ezekiel 37:23They will no longer dishonor themselves with their idols, with their detestable things, or with their rebellious acts. I will forgive them for all the times they turned away from me and sinned. I will cleanse them so that they will be my people, and I will be their God.
- Joel 3:17“You will know that I am the Lord your God. I live on my holy mountain, Zion. Jerusalem will be holy. Foreigners will never invade it again.
- Zechariah 8:3This is what the Lord says: I will return to Zion and live in Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth. The mountain of the Lord of Armies will be called the holy mountain.
- 2 Peter 3:13But we look forward to what God has promised—a new heaven and a new earth—a place where everything that has God’s approval lives.
- Isaiah 51:13Why have you forgotten the Lord, your Creator? He stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. Why should you live in constant fear of the fury of those who oppress you, of those who are ready to destroy you? Where is the fury of those who oppress you?
- Zechariah 9:8I will camp in front of my house as a guard against those who come and go. No oppressors will pass through them, because I have seen it with my own eyes.
- Isaiah 2:4Then he will judge disputes between nations and settle arguments between many people. They will hammer their swords into plowblades and their spears into pruning shears. Nations will never fight against each other, and they will never train for war again.
- Proverbs 3:25Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the destruction of wicked people when it comes.
Commentaries on Isaiah 54:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14In righteousness shalt thou be established - This is language which is appropriately addressed to a city or commonwealth. The idea is, that it would not be built up by fraud, and rapine, and conquest, as many cities had been, but by the prevalence of justice. Thou shalt be far from oppressions - That is, thou shalt be far from being oppressed by others. So the connection demands. The Hebrew would bear an active signification, so that it might be read, be…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-17Verses 11-17 Let the people of God, when afflicted and tossed, think they hear God speaking comfortably to them by these words, taking notice of their griefs and fears. The church is all glorious when full of the knowledge of God; for none teaches like him. It is a promise of the teaching and gifts of the Holy Spirit. All that are taught of God are taught to love one another. This seems to relate especially to the glorious times to succeed the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Jerusalem would again be a righteous city, secure under a government that is just and fair (see Isaiah 1:26).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. righteousness--the characteristic of the reign of Messiah (Is 11:4, 5; Psa 72:2, 4; Re 19:11). far from oppression, &c.--far from suffering oppression; "for thou shall have nothing to fear."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 54
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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