For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen!

I will feed the poor in my pasture; the needy will lie down in peace. But as for you, I will wipe you out with famine and destroy the few who remain.

You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!

Lord, you will grant us peace; all we have accomplished is really from you.

unless they turn to me for help. Let them make peace with me; yes, let them make peace with me.”

And this righteousness will bring peace. Yes, it will bring quietness and confidence forever.

But now your brave warriors weep in public. Your ambassadors of peace cry in bitter disappointment.

Your roads are deserted; no one travels them anymore. The Assyrians have broken their peace treaty and care nothing for the promises they made before witnesses. They have no respect for anyone.

“Don’t listen to Hezekiah! These are the terms the king of Assyria is offering: Make peace with me—open the gates and come out. Then each of you can continue eating from your own grapevine and fig tree and drinking from your own well.

Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “This message you have given me from the Lord is good.” For the king was thinking, “At least there will be peace and security during my lifetime.”

Oh, that you had listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea.

“But there is no peace for the wicked,” says the Lord.

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!

I will teach all your children, and they will enjoy great peace.

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.

You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands!

For those who follow godly paths will rest in peace when they die.

bringing words of praise to their lips. May they have abundant peace, both near and far,” says the Lord, who heals them.

There is no peace for the wicked,” says my God.

They don’t know where to find peace or what it means to be just and good. They have mapped out crooked roads, and no one who follows them knows a moment’s peace.

I will exchange your bronze for gold, your iron for silver, your wood for bronze, and your stones for iron. I will make peace your leader and righteousness your ruler.

As with cattle going down into a peaceful valley, the Spirit of the Lord gave them rest. You led your people, Lord, and gained a magnificent reputation.”

This is what the Lord says: “I will give Jerusalem a river of peace and prosperity. The wealth of the nations will flow to her. Her children will be nursed at her breasts, carried in her arms, and held on her lap.