Isaiah 54:11-17
New Living Translation
11 “O storm-battered city,
troubled and desolate!
I will rebuild you with precious jewels
and make your foundations from lapis lazuli.
12 I will make your towers of sparkling rubies,
your gates of shining gems,
and your walls of precious stones.
13 I will teach all your children,
and they will enjoy great peace.
14 You will be secure under a government that is just and fair.
Your enemies will stay far away.
You will live in peace,
and terror will not come near.
15 If any nation comes to fight you,
it is not because I sent them.
Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat.
16 “I have created the blacksmith
who fans the coals beneath the forge
and makes the weapons of destruction.
And I have created the armies that destroy.
17 But in that coming day
no weapon turned against you will succeed.
You will silence every voice
raised up to accuse you.
These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord;
their vindication will come from me.
I, the Lord, have spoken!
Isaiah 54:11-17
International Standard Version
11 “O afflicted one,[a] passed back and forth,[b] and not comforted,
Look! I am about to set your stones in antimony,
and lay your foundations with sapphires.
12 And I’ll make your battlements of rubies,
and your gates of jewels,
and all your walls of precious stones.
13 Then all your children will be taught by the Lord,
and great will be your children’s prosperity.
14 “In righteousness you’ll be established;
you will be far from tyranny,
for you won’t be afraid,
and from terror,
for it won’t come near you.
15 Watch! If anyone does attack you,
it will not be from me;
whoever may attack[c] you will fall[d] because of you.
16 Look! It is I who have created the blacksmith
who fans coals in the fire,
and produces a weapon for his purpose.
It[e] is I who have created the ravager to wreak havoc;
17 no weapon that is forged against you will be effective.[f]
This is the heritage of the Lord’s servants,
and their righteousness from me,”
says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 54:11 I.e. the city of Jerusalem
- Isaiah 54:11 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT read storm-tossed; LXX reads unsteady
- Isaiah 54:15 So 1QIsaa; MT reads whoever attacks
- Isaiah 54:15 So 1QIsaa 4QIsac; MT reads he will fall; LXX reads they will flee
- Isaiah 54:16 So 1QIsaa; MT reads And it; cf. LXX
- Isaiah 54:17 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsac MT LXX read effective, and you will refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment
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