Isaiah 54:17

Isaiah 54:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.

Context of Isaiah 54:17

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. No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed; you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. This is what the Lord will do for his servants – I will vindicate them,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 54:17 word by word

כָּל־כְּלִ֞י יוּצַ֤ר עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ לֹ֣א יִצְלָ֔ח וְכָל־לָשׁ֛וֹן תָּֽקוּם־אִתָּ֥ךְ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט תַּרְשִׁ֑יעִי זֹ֡את נַחֲלַת֩ עַבְדֵ֨י יְהוָ֧ה וְצִדְקָתָ֛ם מֵאִתִּ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• No weaponכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• that is formedיָצַרyâtsar · to form: formedH3335
• against thee shall prosperצָלֵחַtsâlach tsâlêach · to prosperH6743
• and every tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• shall riseקוּםqûm · to arise: attackH6965
• against thee in judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• thou shalt condemnרָשַׁעrâsha‛ · be wickedH7561
• the heritageנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• of the servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and their righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• of me, saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002

Cross-references for Isaiah 54:17

• Isaiah 54:15If anyone dares to challenge you, it will not be my doing! Whoever tries to challenge you will be defeated.
• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?
• Ezekiel 38:9You will advance; you will come like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the earth, you, all your troops, and the many other peoples with you.
• 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.
• John 10:28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand.
• Romans 8:1There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
• Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
• Isaiah 50:8The one who vindicates me is close by. Who dares to argue with me? Let us confront each other! Who is my accuser? Let him challenge me!
• Job 1:11But extend your hand and strike everything he has, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!”
• Job 2:5But extend your hand and strike his bone and his flesh, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!”
• Job 22:5Is not your wickedness great and is there no end to your iniquity?
• Job 42:7After the Lord had spoken these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My anger is stirred up against you and your two friends, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has.
• Psalms 32:6For this reason every one of your faithful followers should pray to you while there is a window of opportunity. Certainly when the surging water rises, it will not reach them.
• Zechariah 3:1Next I saw Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
• Revelation 12:10Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “The salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the ruling authority of his Christ, have now come, because the accuser of our brothers and sisters, the one who accuses them day and night before our God, has been thrown down.
• Isaiah 58:14Then you will find joy in your relationship to the Lord, and I will give you great prosperity, and cause crops to grow on the land I gave to your ancestor Jacob.” Know for certain that the Lord has spoken.

Commentaries on Isaiah 54:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17No weapon that is formed - No instrument of war, no sword, or spear; no instrument of persecution or torture that is made by the smith, Isaiah 54:16. Shall prosper - On the meaning of this word, see the notes at Isaiah 52:13. The sense here is, that it shall not have final and ultimate prosperity. It might be permitted for a time to appear to prosper - as persecutors and oppressors have done; but there would not be final and complete success. And every…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. 17No weapon … shall prosper … accuses … vindication: God will protect his people in war and in the courtroom. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD: Only the true children of God, from Israel and other nations, will enjoy the promised blessings of the future age that God establishes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. tongue ... condemn--image from a court of justice. Those who desire to "condemn" thee thou shalt "condemn" (Ex 11:7; Jos 10:21; Psa 64:8; Ro 8:1, 33). righteousness ... of me--(Is 45:24; 46:13). Rather, "(this is) their justification from Me." Their enemies would "condemn" them, but I justify and vindicate them, and so they condemn their enemies.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 54:17

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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