11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 54:17
No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of Yahweh’s servants, and their righteousness is of me,” says Yahweh.
Isaiah 54:17 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of Yahweh’s servants, and their righteousness is of me,” says Yahweh.
- KJV King James Version
- 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 the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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 their righteousness which is of me, saith Jehovah.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- No weapon formed against you prospers, || And every tongue rising against you, || You condemn in judgment. This [is] the inheritance of the servants of YHWH, || And their righteousness from Me,” a declaration of YHWH!
- FBV Free Bible Version
- None of the weapons forged against you will succeed, and you will condemn anyone who accuses you. This is how the servants of the Lord are blessed, and I am the one who vindicates them, declares the Lord.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- No weapon formed against thee prospereth, And every tongue rising against thee, In judgment thou condemnest. This [is] the inheritance of the servants of Jehovah, And their righteousness from me, an affirmation of Jehovah!
- DBY Darby Translation
- No weapon that is prepared against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that riseth against thee in judgment, thou shalt condemn. This is the inheritance of the servants of Jehovah; and their righteousness is of me, saith Jehovah.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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 the LORD, and their righteousness is from me, saith the LORD.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the LORD’s servants, and their righteousness is of me,” says the LORD.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper: and every tongue that resisteth thee in judgment, thou shalt condemn. This is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and their justice with me, saith the Lord.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| כָּל־ | kāl- | — | H3605 כֹּל all |
| כְּלִ֞י | kə·lî | weapon | H3627 כְּלִי article/utensil |
| יוּצַ֤ר | yū·ṣar | formed | H3335 יָצַר to form: formed |
| עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ | ‘ā·la·yiḵ | against you | H5921 עַל upon |
| לֹ֣א | lō | No | H3808 לֹא not |
| יִצְלָ֔ח | yiṣ·lāḥ | shall prosper | H6743 צָלַח to rush |
| וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | every | H3605 כֹּל all |
| לָשׁ֛וֹן | lā·šō·wn | tongue | H3956 לָשׁוֹן tongue |
| תָּֽקוּם־ | tā·qūm- | that accuses | H6965 קָמָי (Leb)-kamai |
| אִתָּ֥ךְ | ’it·tāḵ | you | H854 אֵת with |
| לַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט | lam·miš·pāṭ | — | H4941 מִשְׁפָּט justice: judgement |
| תַּרְשִׁ֑יעִי | tar·šî·‘î | and you will refute | H7561 רָשַׁע be wicked |
| זֹ֡את | zōṯ | This | H2063 זֹאת this |
| נַחֲלַת֩ | na·ḥă·laṯ | is the heritage | H5159 נַחֲלָה inheritance |
| עַבְדֵ֨י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | of the servants | H5650 עֶ֫בֶד servant/slave |
| יְהוָ֧ה | Yah·weh | of the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| וְצִדְקָתָ֛ם | wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯām | and their vindication | H6666 צְדָקָה righteousness |
| מֵאִתִּ֖י | mê·’it·tî | [is] from Me | H854 אֵת with |
| נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | declares | H5002 נְאֻם utterance |
| יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
Related verses
- Romans 8:28–39
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified. …
- Isaiah 54:15
Behold, they may gather together, but not by me. Whoever gathers together against you will fall because of you.
- John 10:28–30
I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
- Isaiah 50:8
He who justifies me is near. Who will bring charges against me? Let us stand up together. Who is my adversary? Let him come near to me.
- Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
- Psalm 32:6
For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.
- Psalm 2:1–6
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his Anointed, saying, “Let’s break their bonds apart, and cast their cords from us.” …
- Matthew 16:18
I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
- Revelation 12:10
I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, the power, and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ has come; for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night.
- Daniel 6:20
When he came near to the den to Daniel, he cried with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
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.
17 No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of Yahweh’s servants, and their righteousness is of me,” says Yahweh.
Read all of Isaiah 54 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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