Isaiah 54 · Verse 15

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 54:15, King James Version

Isaiah 54:15 in other translations

BSBIf anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you.
WEBBehold, they may gather together, but not by me. Whoever gathers together against you will fall because of you.
ASVBehold, they may gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall because of thee.
YLTLo, he doth diligently assemble without My desire, Who hath assembled near thee? By thee he falleth!
DARBYBehold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever gathereth together against thee shall fall because of thee.
BBESee, they may be moved to war, but not by my authority: all those who come together to make an attack on you, will be broken against you.
WebsterBehold, they shall surely assemble but not by me: whoever shall assemble against thee shall fall for thy sake.

What does Isaiah 54:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. gather together, &c.--that is, If it should happen that enemies "gather together" against thee (Psa 2:2), they will not have been sent by Me (compare Ho 8:4) as instruments of My wrath (nay, it will be with My disapproval); for "whosoever shall gather together," &c. (Psa 59:3). fall for thy sake--rather, "shall come over to thy side" [Lowth]. Literally, "fall to thee" (Jr 21:9; 39:9). To be fully fulfilled to Jerusalem hereafter (Zec 14:16).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Shall fall for thy sake "Shall come over to thy side" - For יפול yippol, twenty-eight MSS. (eight ancient) have יפל yipal, in its more common form. For the meaning of the word in this place, see Jer 37:13.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Isaiah 54:15 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.

הֵ֣ןhenthere!H2005
גּ֥וֹרGorcertainly <to quarrel>H1481
יָג֛וּרya.Guranyone will quarrelH1481
אֶ֖פֶס'E.fesnotH657
מֵֽאוֹתִ֑יme.'o.Tifrom <obj.> meH853
מִי\־mi-whoeverH4310
גָ֥רgar[is] quarrelingH1481
אִתָּ֖ךְ'i.Takhwith youH854
עָלַ֥יִךְ'a.La.yikhon youH5921
יִפּֽוֹל\׃yi.Polhe will fallH5307

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Cross references for Isaiah 54:15

  • Isaiah 41:11-16

    Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. …

  • Psalms 37:12-13

    The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

  • Zechariah 12:9

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

  • Zechariah 2:8

    For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

  • Isaiah 43:3-4

    For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

  • Revelation 20:8-9

    And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

  • Zechariah 14:2-3

    For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

  • Isaiah 43:14

    Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.

  • Ezekiel 38:8-23

    After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them. Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee. Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought: And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, …

  • Zechariah 12:3

    And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

  • Revelation 16:14

    For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

  • Revelation 19:19-21

    And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they shall.
Eze 38:8-23; Joe 3:9-14; Re 16:14; 19:19-21; 20:8,9
shall fall.
43:3,4,14; Ps 37:12,13; Zec 2:8; 12:3,9; 14:2,3

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Context

  • 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 54:16

    Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.

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Isaiah 54:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Si alguno conspirare contra ti, será sin mí: el que contra ti conspirare, delante de ti caerá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Voici, ils s’assembleront, mais ce ne sera pas de par moi: celui qui s’assemble contre toi tombera à cause de toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Siehe, wenn man sich auch rottet, so ist es nicht von mir aus; wer sich wider dich rottet, der wird um deinetwillen fallen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ecce accola veniet qui non erat mecum, advena quondam tuus adjungetur tibi.