New English Translation
Isaiah 54:10
10Even if the mountains are removed and the hills displaced, my devotion will not be removed from you, nor will my covenant of friendship be displaced,” says the Lord, the one who has compassion on you.
Isaiah 54:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
- New International Version (NIV)Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed," says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the mountains shall depart And the hills be removed, But My kindness shall not depart from you, Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,” Says the Lord, who has mercy on you.
Context of Isaiah 54:10
8In a burst of anger I rejected you momentarily, but with lasting devotion I will have compassion on you,” says your protector, the Lord. 9“As far as I am concerned, this is like in Noah’s time, when I vowed that the waters of Noah’s flood would never again cover the earth. In the same way I have vowed that I will not be angry at you or shout at you. Even if the mountains are removed and the hills displaced, my devotion will not be removed from you, nor will my covenant of friendship be displaced,” says the Lord, the one who has compassion on you. 11“O afflicted one, driven away, and unconsoled! Look, I am about to set your stones in antimony and I lay your foundation with lapis-lazuli. 12I will make your pinnacles out of gems, your gates out of beryl, and your outer wall out of beautiful stones.
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כִּ֤י הֶֽהָרִים֙ יָמ֔וּשׁוּ וְהַגְּבָע֖וֹת תְּמוּטֶ֑נָה וְחַסְדִּ֞י מֵאִתֵּ֣ךְ לֹֽא־יָמ֗וּשׁ וּבְרִ֤ית שְׁלוֹמִי֙ לֹ֣א תָמ֔וּט אָמַ֥ר מְרַחֲמֵ֖ךְ יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- shall departמוּשׁmûsh · to removeH4185
- and the hillsגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · hillH1389
- be removedמוֹטmôţ · to shakeH4131
- but my kindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
- from thee, neither shall the covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
- of my peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
- saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- that hath mercyרָחַםrâcham · to have compassionH7355
Cross-references for Isaiah 54:10
- Isaiah 51:6Look up at the sky! Look at the earth below! For the sky will dissipate like smoke, and the earth will wear out like clothes; its residents will die like gnats. But the deliverance I give is permanent; the vindication I provide will not disappear.
- Psalms 46:2For this reason we do not fear when the earth shakes, and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea,
- Matthew 5:18I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter will pass from the law until everything takes place.
- Matthew 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
- Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
- Romans 11:29For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.
- 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.
- Isaiah 55:3Pay attention and come to me! Listen, so you can live! Then I will make an unconditional covenantal promise to you, just like the reliable covenantal promises I made to David.
- 2 Samuel 23:5My dynasty is approved by God, for he has made a perpetual covenant with me, arranged in all its particulars and secured. He always delivers me, and brings all I desire to fruition.
- Psalms 89:33But I will not remove my loyal love from him, nor be unfaithful to my promise.
- Malachi 2:5“My covenant with him was designed to bring life and peace. I gave its statutes to him to fill him with awe, and he indeed revered me and stood in awe before me.
- Hebrews 8:6But now Jesus has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted on better promises.
- Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Isaiah 49:10They will not be hungry or thirsty; the sun’s oppressive heat will not beat down on them, for one who has compassion on them will guide them; he will lead them to springs of water.
- Ephesians 2:4But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,
Commentaries on Isaiah 54:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10For the mountains shall depart - (See the notes at Isaiah 51:6). The covenant of my peace - That is, the covenant by which I promise peace and prosperity to thee.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 As God is slow to anger, so he is swift to show mercy. And how sweet the returns of mercy would be, when God should come and comfort them! He will have mercy on them. God's gathering his people takes rise from his mercy, not any merit of theirs; and it is with great mercies, with everlasting kindness. The wrath is little, the mercies great; the wrath for a moment, the kindness everlasting. We are neither to despond under afflictions, nor to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10God's faithful love for his people continues even when they are unfaithful. God's covenant of blessing assures his presence, bringing wholeness, blessing, and protection. It replaces the shame and disgrace of the exile in Babylon (see Ezekiel 34:25; 37:26).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. (Is 51:6; Psa 89:33, 34; Ro 11:29). covenant of my peace--(2Sa 23:5). The covenant whereby I have made thee at peace with Me.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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