11 “O you afflicted one,
Tossed with tempest, and not comforted,
Behold, I will lay your stones with (A)colorful gems,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.
12 I will make your pinnacles of rubies,
Your gates of crystal,
And all your walls of precious stones.
13 All your children shall be (B)taught by the Lord,
And (C)great shall be the peace of your children.
14 In righteousness you shall be established;
You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
And from terror, for it shall not come near you.
15 Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me.
Whoever assembles against you shall (D)fall for your sake.

16 “Behold, I have created the blacksmith
Who blows the coals in the fire,
Who brings forth an [a]instrument for his work;
And I have created the [b]spoiler to destroy.
17 No weapon formed against you shall (E)prosper,
And every tongue which rises against you in judgment
You shall condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
(F)And their righteousness is from Me,”
Says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:16 Or weapon
  2. Isaiah 54:16 destroyer

11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will set thy stones in [a]fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. 12 And I will make thy [b]pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones. 13 And all thy children shall be [c]taught of Jehovah; and great shall be the peace of thy children. 14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: [d]thou shalt be far from oppression, for thou shalt not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near thee. 15 Behold, they may [e]gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall [f]gather together against thee [g]shall fall because of thee. 16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the fire of coals, and bringeth forth a weapon for [h]his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. 17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of Jehovah, and [i]their righteousness which is of me, saith Jehovah.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:11 Or, antimony. See 1 Chr. 29:2.
  2. Isaiah 54:12 Or, windows
  3. Isaiah 54:13 Or, disciples
  4. Isaiah 54:14 Or, be thou far
  5. Isaiah 54:15 Or, stir up strife
  6. Isaiah 54:15 Or, stir up strife
  7. Isaiah 54:15 Or, shall fall away to thee
  8. Isaiah 54:16 Or, its
  9. Isaiah 54:17 Or, their righteousness is of me