Isaiah 54:13-15
New English Translation
13 All your children will be followers of the Lord,
and your children will enjoy great prosperity.[a]
14 You will be reestablished when I vindicate you.[b]
You will not experience oppression;[c]
indeed, you will not be afraid.
You will not be terrified,[d]
for nothing frightening[e] will come near you.
15 If anyone dares to[f] challenge you, it will not be my doing!
Whoever tries to challenge you will be defeated.[g]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 54:13 tn Heb “and great [will be] the peace of your sons.”
- Isaiah 54:14 tn Heb “in righteousness [or “vindication”] you will be established.” The precise meaning of צְדָקָה (tsedaqah) here is uncertain. It could mean “righteousness, justice,” indicating that the city will be a center for justice. But the context focuses on deliverance, suggesting that the term means “deliverance, vindication” here.
- Isaiah 54:14 tn Heb “Be far from oppression!” The imperative is used here in a rhetorical manner to express certainty and assurance. See GKC 324 §110.c.
- Isaiah 54:14 tn Heb “from terror.” The rhetorical command, “be far” is understood by ellipsis here. Note the preceding context.
- Isaiah 54:14 tn Heb “it,” i.e., the “terror” just mentioned.
- Isaiah 54:15 tn The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb here for emphasis.
- Isaiah 54:15 tn Heb “will fall over you.” The expression נָפַל עַל (nafal ʿal) can mean “attack,” but here it means “fall over to,” i.e., “surrender to.”
Isaiah 54:13-15
New International Version
13 All your children will be taught by the Lord,(A)
and great will be their peace.(B)
14 In righteousness(C) you will be established:(D)
Tyranny(E) will be far from you;
you will have nothing to fear.(F)
Terror(G) 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(H) to you.
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