Isaiah 54:13
in Isaiah 54Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
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ASV
And all thy children shall be taught of Jehovah; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
KJV
And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
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This verse in Isaiah 54
Commentary
9 notes on this verseSymmachus translated, "The Lord who takes pity on you says, lowly one, who has not been comforted, I have mercy for you. For I have seen you wandering aimlessly, as if surrounded by the spirits of deceit that have restless thoughts." … He calls godly …
This site's exposition
taught of the Lord
on Isaiah 54:13-14
All thy children shall be taught of the Lord is quoted by the Lord himself at John 6:45 of those who come to him, having heard and learned of the Father, a use the Gospel makes explicitly of this verse. Verse 13 promises great peace to children so taught, and verse 14 grounds the peace in righteousness, a city established and far from oppression and terror. The commentators read the teaching as the new covenant's own mark, an inward instruction rather than instruction by law alone, without settling which future age the verse describes.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
And the surest sign that you have been taught of God is that you put into practice what you have been taught. Of that character are all who are called according to God's purpose, as it is written in the prophets, "They shall be all taught of God." The person, however, who has learned what ought to be done but does not do it, has not yet been "taught of God" according to grace but only according to the law, not according to the Spirit but only according to the letter. There are many who appear to do what the law commands through fear of punishment, not through love of righteousness, and such righteousness as this apostle calls "his own which is after the law"—a thing as it were commanded, not given.… When the free person keeps a commandment, he does it readily. And whosoever learns his duty in this spirit does everything that he has learned ought to be done.
The Medieval Church2 voices
And he explains the metaphor as to the teaching of divine knowledge, all your children shall be taught of the Lord: I will give my law in their bowels, and I will write it in their heart (Jer 31:33); as to abundance of peace, and …
In the same way He wrote through the prophets, for "He put His laws into their minds and He wrote them on their hearts," so that they should all be "taught of God."If we now set aright our disgraceful lives with the aid of writings …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Taught - Not only outwardly by his word, but inwardly by his spirit. Inward peace arising from the clear discoveries of God's love and reconciliation to us, and wrought by the spirit of adoption, which is more abundantly given to believers under the gospel, than under the law.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And all thy children - All that dwell in this splendid city; all that are the true friends of the Redeemer. It shall be a part of their future glory that they shall be all under divine instruction and guidance. See Jer 31:34 - ‘And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord, for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them.’ And great shall be the peace of thy children - (See the notes at Isa 2:4; Isa 9:6).
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Quoted by the Saviour (Joh 6:45), to prove that in order to come to Him, men must be "drawn" by the Father. 1Jo 2:20. great . . . peace--generally (Ps 119:165). Specially referring to the peaceful prosperity which shall prevail under Messiah in the latter days (Isa 2:4, 9:6).
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
go far away from oppression [Although grammatically this is the imperative, here it is the future,] like (supra:2) “Shake yourself from the dust.” You will be far away from those who oppress you.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בָּנַ֖יִךְ | banayikh | children your | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| לִמּוּדֵ֣י | limudei | [will be] taught of | H3928 → | 6 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְרַ֖ב | verav | and [will be] great | H7227 → | 454 times |
| שְׁל֥וֹם | shelom | [the] peace of | H7965 → | 236 times |
| בָּנָֽיִךְ׃ | banayikh | children your | H1121 → | 4930 times |
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
בָּנַ֖יִךְchildren your
banayikhH1121 →4930 times
לִמּוּדֵ֣י[will be] taught of
limudeiH3928 →6 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְרַ֖בand [will be] great
veravH7227 →454 times
שְׁל֥וֹם[the] peace of
shelomH7965 →236 times
בָּנָֽיִךְ׃children your
banayikhH1121 →4930 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 8:10For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 36:26–28
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
- Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And…
- 2 Corinthians 3:3
It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on…
- Ezekiel 11:19–20
And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
- Hebrews 10:16–17
“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”
- Ezekiel 36:26–28
Through
Philippians 4:7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
it leads to
- John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
- Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16
Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
- John 14:27
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About Isaiah
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, ON ORIGINAL SIN 1:14; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; Isaac of Nineveh, BOOK OF GRACE 5:74-77; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 17:54.11-14 and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.