Isaiah 54:14
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.
Isaiah 54:14 in other translations
| BSB | In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you. |
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| WEB | You will be established in righteousness. You will be far from oppression, for you will not be afraid, and far from terror, for it shall not come near you. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | In righteousness thou establishest thyself, Be far from oppression, for thou fearest not, And from ruin, for it cometh not near unto thee. |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | All your rights will be made certain to you: have no fear of evil, and destruction will not come near you. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Isaiah 54:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 54:11-17
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…
Isaiah 54:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 54:14
- Proverbs 3:25-26
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
- Jeremiah 30:10
Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
- Zechariah 9:8
And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.
- Ezekiel 36:27-28
And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
- Zechariah 2:4-5
And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein: For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
- Zechariah 8:3
Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain.
- Isaiah 9:4
For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
- Isaiah 61:10-62:1
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
- Isaiah 1:26
And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.
- Isaiah 60:21
Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
- 2 Peter 3:13
Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
- Micah 4:3-4
And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1:26; 45:24; 52:1; 60:21; 61:10,11; 62:1; Jer 31:23; Eze 36:27,28
Eze 37:23-26; Joe 3:17-21; Zec 8:3; 2Pe 3:13
thou shalt be.
51:13; Zec 9:8
for thou.
2:4; Pr 3:25,26; Jer 23:3,4; 30:10; Mic 4:3,4; Zep 3:13-16
Zec 2:4,5
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Context
- Isaiah 54:13
And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
- Isaiah 54:14
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.
- Isaiah 54:15
Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
Isaiah 54:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Con justicia serás adornada; estarás lejos de opresión, porque no temerás; y de temor, porque no se acercará á ti. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Tu seras établie en justice; tu seras loin de l’oppression, car tu ne craindras pas, – et de l’effroi, car il n’approchera pas de toi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Durch Gerechtigkeit wirst du befestigt werden. Sei fern von Angst, denn du hast dich nicht zu fürchten, und von Schrecken, denn er wird dir nicht nahen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et in justitia fundaberis: recede procul a calumnia, quia non timebis, et a pavore, quia non appropinquabit tibi. |