New English Translation
Isaiah 54:14
14You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. You will not experience oppression; indeed, you will not be afraid. You will not be terrified, for nothing frightening will 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 make your pinnacles out of gems, your gates out of beryl, and your outer wall out of beautiful stones. 13All your children will be followers of the Lord, and your children will enjoy great prosperity. You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. You will not experience oppression; indeed, you will not be afraid. You will not be terrified, for nothing frightening will come near you. 15If anyone dares to challenge you, it will not be my doing! Whoever tries to challenge you will be defeated. 16Look, I create the craftsman, who fans the coals into a fire and forges a weapon. I create the destroyer so he might devastate.
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 reestablish honest judges as in former times, wise advisers as in earlier days. Then you will be called, ‘The Just City, Faithful Town.’”
- Isaiah 45:24they will say about me, “Yes, the Lord is a powerful deliverer.”’” All who are angry at him will cower before him.
- Isaiah 52:1Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your beautiful clothes, O Jerusalem, holy city! For uncircumcised and unclean pagans will no longer invade you.
- Isaiah 60:21All of your people will be godly; they will possess the land permanently. I will plant them like a shoot; they will be the product of my labor, through whom I reveal my splendor.
- Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.
- Isaiah 62:1“For the sake of Zion I will not be silent; for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be quiet, until her vindication shines brightly and her deliverance burns like a torch.”
- Jeremiah 31:23The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, “I will restore the people of Judah to their land and to their towns. When I do, they will again say of Jerusalem, ‘May the Lord bless you, you holy mountain, the place where righteousness dwells.’
- Ezekiel 36:27I will put my Spirit within you; I will take the initiative and you will obey my statutes and carefully observe my regulations.
- Ezekiel 37:23They will not defile themselves with their idols, their detestable things, and all their rebellious deeds. I will save them from all their unfaithfulness by which they sinned. I will purify them; they will become my people and I will become their God.
- Joel 3:17You will be convinced that I the Lord am your God, dwelling on Zion, my holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy – conquering armies will no longer pass through it.
- Zechariah 8:3The Lord says, ‘I have returned to Zion and will live within Jerusalem. Now Jerusalem will be called “truthful city,” “mountain of the Lord who rules over all,” “holy mountain.”’
- 2 Peter 3:13But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides.
- Isaiah 51:13Why do you forget the Lord, who made you, who stretched out the sky and founded the earth? Why do you constantly tremble all day long at the anger of the oppressor, when he makes plans to destroy? Where is the anger of the oppressor?
- Zechariah 9:8Then I will surround my temple to protect it like a guard from anyone crossing back and forth; so no one will cross over against them anymore as an oppressor, for now I myself have seen it.
- Isaiah 2:4He will judge disputes between nations; he will settle cases for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nations will not take up the sword against other nations, and they will no longer train for war.
- Proverbs 3:25You will not be afraid of sudden disaster, or when destruction overtakes the wicked;
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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