Passage

Isaiah 54.14

Book: Isaiah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"12. And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones. 13. And all thy children shall be taught of Jehovah; and great shall be the peace of thy children."

"14. 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."

"15. Behold, they may gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall because of thee. 16. Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the fire of coals, and bringeth forth a weapon for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy." (Isaiah 54:12-16, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"12. I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones. 13. All your children will be taught by Yahweh; and your children’s peace will be great."

"14. In righteousness you will be established. You will be far from oppression, for you will not be afraid; and far from terror, for it shall not come near you."

"15. Behold, they may gather together, but not by me. Whoever gathers together against you will fall because of you. 16. “Behold, I have created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame, and forges a weapon for his work; and I have created the destroyer to destroy." (Isaiah 54:12-16, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"12. And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. 13. And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children."

"14. 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."

"15. Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. 16. Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy." (Isaiah 54:12-16, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"12. And have made of agate thy pinnacles, And thy gates of carbuncle stones, And all thy border of stones of delight, 13. And all thy sons are taught of Jehovah, And abundant [is] the peace of thy sons."

"14. In righteousness thou establishest thyself, Be far from oppression, for thou fearest not, And from ruin, for it cometh not near unto thee."

"15. Lo, he doth diligently assemble without My desire, Who hath assembled near thee? By thee he falleth! 16. Lo, I, I have prepared an artisan, Blowing on a fire of coals, And bringing out an instrument for his work, And I have prepared a destroyer to destroy." (Isaiah 54:12-16, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H6664 - tzedeq

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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