Isaiah 54 · Verse 10

Isaiah 54:10

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.
Isaiah 54:10, King James Version

Isaiah 54:10 in other translations

BSBThough the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
WEBFor the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed, but my loving kindness will not depart from you, and my covenant of peace will not be removed,” says the LORD who has mercy on you.
ASVFor the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah that hath mercy on thee.
YLTFor the mountains depart, and the hills remove, And My kindness from thee departeth not, And the covenant of My peace removeth not, Said hath thy loving one--Jehovah.
DARBYFor the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my loving-kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah, that hath mercy on thee.
BBEFor the mountains may be taken away, and the hills be moved out of their places, but my love will not be taken from you, or my agreement of peace broken, says the Lord, who has had mercy on you.
WebsterFor 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.

What does Isaiah 54:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. (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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 54:6-10

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…

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Isaiah 54:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֤יkithatH3588
הֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.Rimthe mountainsH2022
יָמ֔וּשׁוּya.Mu.shuthey will be removedH4185
וְהַגְּבָע֖וֹתve.ha.ge.va.'otand the hillsH1389
תְּמוּטֶ֑נָהte.mu.Te.nahthey will shakeH4131
וְחַסְדִּ֞יve.chas.Diand covenant loyalty myH2617
מֵאִתֵּ֣ךְme.'i.Tekhfrom with <the> youH854
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יָמ֗וּשׁya.Mushit will be removedH4185
וּבְרִ֤יתu.ve.Ritand [the] covenant ofH1285
שְׁלוֹמִי֙she.lo.Mipeace myH7965
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
תָמ֔וּטta.Mutit will shakeH4131
אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe saysH559
מְרַחֲמֵ֖ךְme.ra.cha.Mekh[one who] has compassion on youH7355
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for Isaiah 54:10

  • Psalms 89:33-34

    Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

  • Psalms 46:2

    Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

  • Ephesians 2:4-5

    But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

  • Romans 11:29

    For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

  • Isaiah 55:3

    Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  • Isaiah 51:6-7

    Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

  • Isaiah 54:8

    In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.

  • Malachi 2:5

    My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.

  • Hebrews 13:20-21

    Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

  • Isaiah 49:10

    They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

  • Hebrews 8:6-13

    But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the mountains.
51:6,7; Ps 46:2; Mt 5:18; 16:18; 24:35; Ro 11:29; 2Pe 3:10-13
the covenant.
55:3; 2Sa 23:5; Ps 89:33,34; Mal 2:5; Heb 8:6-13; 13:20,21
that hath.
49:10; Eph 2:4,5; Tit 3:5

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Context

  • Isaiah 54:9

    For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

  • Isaiah 54:10

    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.

  • Isaiah 54:11

    O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

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Isaiah 54:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque los montes se moverán, y los collados temblarán; mas no se apartará de ti mi misericordia, ni el pacto de mi paz vacilará, dijo Jehová, el que tiene misericordia de ti.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car les montagnes se retireraient et les collines seraient ébranlées, que ma bonté ne se retirerait pas d’avec toi, et que mon alliance de paix ne serait pas ébranlée, dit l’ Éternel, qui a compassion de toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn die Berge mögen weichen und die Hügel wanken, aber meine Güte wird nicht von dir weichen und mein Friedensbund nicht wanken, spricht Jehova, dein Erbarmer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Montes enim commovebuntur, et colles contremiscent; misericordia autem mea non recedet a te, et fœdus pacis meæ non movebitur, dixit miserator tuus Dominus.