The Meaning of Isaiah 54:14 Explained

Isaiah 54:14

KJV: 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.

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

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Isaiah 54:14 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The righteous would be secure in the love and plans of God. Oppression and terror would not come anywhere near them, so they would not fear (cf. Isaiah 32:17).

Context Summary

Isaiah 54:1-17 - The Wondrous Love Of God
We have heard the exiles summoned to leave Babylon, and have beheld the Savior becoming the sin-bearer. Here our attention is recalled to the still desolate condition of Jerusalem. See Nehemiah 1:3; Nehemiah 2:3; Nehemiah 2:13-17. Jehovah says, Sing, but Israel replies that she cannot sing so long as she lies desolate. In reply God declares His inalienable love: He is their husband still and has sworn that the waters of death and destruction shall never be able to separate them from Himself. The kindness of His mercy is everlasting, and His covenant of peace shall outlast the mountains and hills.
In the closing paragraph, Isaiah 54:11-17, we behold the chosen city emerging from her heap of ruins. Watched by the eye of the great Architect, wrought by unseen hands, tested by the line and plummet of righteousness, she arises to fulfill her mission to the world. To inspired hearts it seems as though her common stones are jewels. Her children are taught of the Lord. Every accusing voice is hushed. All weapons of destruction are impotent. The New Jerusalem seems to have come down from heaven. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 54

1  The prophet, to comfort the Gentiles, prophesies the amplitude of their church
4  Their safety
6  Their certain deliverance out of affliction
11  Their fair edification
15  And their sure preservation

What do the individual words in Isaiah 54:14 mean?

In righteousness you shall be established You shall be far from oppression for not you shall fear and from terror for not it shall come near you
בִּצְדָקָ֖ה תִּכּוֹנָ֑נִי רַחֲקִ֤י מֵעֹ֙שֶׁק֙ כִּֽי־ לֹ֣א תִירָ֔אִי וּמִ֨מְּחִתָּ֔ה כִּ֥י לֹֽא־ תִקְרַ֖ב אֵלָֽיִךְ

בִּצְדָקָ֖ה  In  righteousness 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: צְדָקָה  
Sense: justice, righteousness.
תִּכּוֹנָ֑נִי  you  shall  be  established 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, second person feminine singular
Root: כּוּן 
Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
רַחֲקִ֤י  You  shall  be  far 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, feminine singular
Root: רָחַק  
Sense: to be or become far, be or become distant, be removed, go far away.
מֵעֹ֙שֶׁק֙  from  oppression 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹשֶׁק  
Sense: oppression, extortion, injury.
תִירָ֔אִי  you  shall  fear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person feminine singular
Root: יָרֵא 
Sense: to fear, revere, be afraid.
וּמִ֨מְּחִתָּ֔ה  and  from  terror 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְחִתָּה  
Sense: destruction, ruin, terror, a breaking.
תִקְרַ֖ב  it  shall  come  near 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: קָרַב  
Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.