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14 You will have a strong foundation of righteousness.
    Your cruel enemies will be far away.
You will have nothing to be afraid of.
    No trouble will come near to frighten you.
15 If anyone comes to attack you,
    I will not have sent them.
You will win against anyone who tries to attack you.
16 Look! I myself created the worker
    who knows how to use iron to make things.
He makes his fire very hot,
    and he makes weapons from the iron.
    He makes weapons that are strong to fight with.
I also created the armies
    who use their weapons to destroy people.

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14 In righteousness(A) you will be established:(B)
Tyranny(C) will be far from you;
    you will have nothing to fear.(D)
Terror(E) will be far removed;
    it will not come near you.
15 If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing;
    whoever attacks you will surrender(F) to you.

16 “See, it is I who created the blacksmith(G)
    who fans the coals into flame
    and forges a weapon(H) fit for its work.
And it is I who have created the destroyer(I) to wreak havoc;

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