Isaiah 54:14-15 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 54:11-17

Very precious promises are here made to the church in her low condition, that God would not only continue his love to his people under their troubles as before, but that he would restore them to their former prosperity, nay, that he would raise them to greater prosperity than any they had yet enjoyed. In the foregoing chapter we had the humiliation and exaltation of Christ; here we have the humiliation and exaltation of the church; for, if we suffer with him, we shall reign with him. Observe,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:14

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. The doctrine of justification by Christ's righteousness is, as Luther calls it, "articulus stantis vel cadentis ecclesiae", the article of the church, by which, as it is held fast or neglected, it stands or falls: or be established in exercising... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:15

Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me ,.... Not by the Lord, by his command or order to do his will, and execute his pleasure, which sometimes was the case, as in Sennacherib, Nebuchadnezzar, and others; but so it shall not be, when the enemies of Christ and his people gather together against them in the latter day; this will be by the means of three unclean spirits like frogs that will come out of the mouth of the dragon, beast, and false prophet; even spirits of devils,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:15

Shall fall for thy sake "Shall come over to thy side" - For יפול yippol , twenty-eight MSS. (eight ancient) have יפל yipal , in its more common form. For the meaning of the word in this place, see Jeremiah 37:13 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 54:1-17

The future of the Church. "The person addressed is the ideal Zion, who is practically identical with the ideal or spiritual Israel." I. HER FRUITFULNESS . Nothing to an Israelitish mind can suggest more forcibly the idea of desolation and sorrow in a nation or spiritual community than the childless woman. Historically , the restored exiles may be referred to; physically and to some extent spiritually Israelites, but, while on a foreign soil, and unbaptized with the Spirit,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 54:11-17

THE GLORY OF THE NEW JERUSALEM , AND THE HAPPINESS OF ITS INHABITANTS . Hitherto Israel has been addressed; now the direct object of address is Jerusalem. The eye of the prophet passes, however, with a glance, from the actual present to the far-distant future, and sees the Zion of God in her heavenly setting, all bedecked with precious stones, as she was seen by the exile of Patmos more than seven centuries later ( Revelation 21:16-21 ). After briefly describing the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 54:14

In righteousness shalt thou be established ; rather, through righteousness. "There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked" ( Isaiah 48:22 ); and conversely, where righteousness abounds, peace prevails, and the nation "is established." Thou shalt be far from oppression; rather, be thou far from anxiety (Delitzsch). Thou shalt not fear ; rather, thou needest not fear. There is no danger—nothing to be afraid of. "They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain" ( Isaiah... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 54:14

The secret of stability. "Through righteousness shalt thou be established." J.A. Alexander paraphrases thus: "When once established by the exercise of righteousness on my part and your own, you may put far off all dread of oppression, for you have no cause to fear it, and of destruction, for it shall not come nigh you" (comp. Isaiah 32:16 , Isaiah 32:17 ). It is not assumed that the restored Jerusalem would have no enemies, only that they would have no commission from God to destroy, as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 54:15

Behold, they shall surely gather together, etc.; rather, behold , should they gather themselves together; i.e. should enemies collect and threaten thee with harm, be assured that the attack is not by me—not my doing—and that, therefore, it will come to nought. All those who gather together against thee shall fall — i.e. stumble and be overthrown—through striking against thee. The rendering of the Authorized Version, "for thy sake," is quite indefensible. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 54:14

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... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 54:11-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 54:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 54:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 54:11-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 54:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 54:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 54:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 54:14

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