Isaiah 54:14 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 54:14

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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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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

(Verse 14.) Stay away from slander, for you will not be afraid; and from fear, for it will not come near you. LXX: Depart from evil, and you will not be afraid, and trembling will not come near you. Most beautiful order. He had comforted the poor and humble, promising them spiritual favors. Now he teaches what he should do if he does not want to fear the attacks of his adversaries.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

In righteousness shalt thou be established,.... In the righteousness of Christ, from whence flows the peace before spoken of, and which is the stability of the church of Christ, and the security of it and its members from condemnation.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The reformation of manners, the restoration of purity, the due administration of public justice, and the prevailing of honesty and fair dealing among men, are the strength and stability of any church or state. The kingdom of God, set up by the gospel of Christ, is not meat and drink, but this righteousness and peace, holiness and love.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

In righteousness shalt thou be established - This is language which is appropriately addressed to a city or commonwealth. The idea is, that it would not be built up by fraud, and rapine, and conquest, as many cities had been, but by the prevalence of justice. Thou shalt be far from oppressions - That is, thou shalt be far from being oppressed by others. So the connection demands. The Hebrew would bear an active signification, so that it might be read, ‘be thou far from oppression,’ that is, be far from oppressing others.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בִּצְדָקָ֖ה	bitz.da.Kah	in righteousness	H6666 →
תִּכּוֹנָ֑נִי	ti.ko.Na.ni	you will be established	H3559 →
רַחֲקִ֤י	ra.cha.Ki	be distant	H7368 →
מֵעֹ֙שֶׁק֙	me.'O.shek	from oppression	H6233 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
תִירָ֔אִי	ti.Ra.'i	you will be afraid	H3372 →
וּמִ֨מְּחִתָּ֔ה	u.Mi.me.chi.Tah	and from terror	H4288 →
כִּ֥י	ki	for	H3588 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
תִקְרַ֖ב	tik.Rav	it will draw near	H7126 →
אֵלָֽיִךְ׃	'e.La.yikh	to you	H413 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jeremiah 30:10
As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants…
leads to
- Jeremiah 46:27–28
  But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of…
- Jeremiah 29:14
  I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD.…
- Isaiah 43:5
  Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
- Isaiah 44:2
  This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
Through
Zechariah 9:8
But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with…
leads to
- Isaiah 52:1
  Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
- Isaiah 60:18
  No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
- Joel 3:16–17
  The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
- Jeremiah 31:12
  They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and…

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Isaiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Isaiah