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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.
Isaiah 54:17 · Berean Standard Bible
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  • WEB 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 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.
  • NKJV No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.
  • NASB “No weapon that is formed against you will succeed; And you will condemn every tongue that accuses you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.
  • NLT But in that coming day no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord; their vindication will come from me. I, the Lord, have spoken!

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Quick answer

No weapon formed against God's servants will prevail, and they will refute every accusing tongue, for this vindication is their heritage from the LORD. It matters because God guarantees the ultimate security and righteousness of His people.

Overview

This climactic promise assures God's servants of victory over every attack and accusation, not by their own strength but as a heritage granted by Him. Their righteousness 'is of me,' says Yahweh, anchoring their standing in God's gift, not their merit. For those in Christ, this finds fulfillment in the righteousness imputed to them, against which no charge can stand (Rom. 8:33–34).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 32

  • Rom 8:28–39And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
  • Isa 54:15If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you.
  • John 10:28–30I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
  • Isa 50:8The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!
  • Rom 8:1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
  • Ps 32:6Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
  • Ps 2:1–6Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
  • Matt 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
  • Rev 12:10And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.
  • Dan 6:20When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
  • Rom 10:4For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.
  • Isa 29:8as when a hungry man dreams he is eating, then awakens still hungry; as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking, then awakens faint and parched. So will it be for all the many nations who go to battle against Mount Zion.
  • 2 Cor 5:21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
  • Ps 61:5For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name.
  • Isa 58:14then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
  • Phil 3:9and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
  • Isa 61:10I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
  • Jer 23:6In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
  • Ps 71:19Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?
  • Zech 3:1–4Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
  • Dan 3:26Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the blazing fiery furnace and called out, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out!” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire,
  • 1 Cor 1:30It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
  • Rom 6:22–23But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
  • Ps 71:16I will enter in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.
  • Job 42:7After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.
  • Isa 45:24–25Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.
  • 2 Pet 1:1Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
  • Rom 3:22And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
  • Ezek 38:9–10You and all your troops, and many peoples with you will go up, advancing like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.
  • Job 22:5–30Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?
  • Job 2:5But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
  • Job 1:11But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

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Christ at the center

Isaiah sees him most clearly: the virgin's son Immanuel, the child on David's throne, the shoot from Jesse, the light to the nations, and above all the Suffering Servant pierced for our transgressions (ch. 53).

How Isaiah 54:17 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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