“And for this reason I have raised you up, in order to show you My power, and in order to declare My Name in all the earth.
Isaiah 54:16 - The Scriptures 2009 “See, I Myself have created the blacksmith who blows the coals in the fire, who brings forth an instrument for his work. And I have created the waster to destroy. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, I have created the smith who blows on the fire of coals and who produces a weapon for its purpose; and I have created the devastator to destroy. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Look, I myself created the metalworker who blows the fire of coal and who produces a tool for his work. And I myself created the looter to destroy. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, I created the smith who fans the coals of the fire and produces an object by his work, and I have created the slayer who destroys. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire and bringeth forth an instrument for his work: and I have created the killer to destroy. |
“And for this reason I have raised you up, in order to show you My power, and in order to declare My Name in all the earth.
יהוה has made all for His purpose, And also the wrong for the day of evil.
Would the axe boast itself over him who chops with it, or the saw exalt itself over him who saws with it? As a rod waving those who lift it up! As a staff lifting up that which is not wood!
“Have you not heard long ago how I made it, from days of old, that I formed it? Now I have brought it about, that you should be for crushing walled cities into heaps of ruins.
calling a bird of prey from the east, the man who executes My counsel, from a distant land. Indeed I have spoken it, I also bring it to pass. I have planned it, I also do it.
“See, they shall indeed assemble, but not because of Me. Whoever shall assemble against you falls for your sake!
“No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall prove wrong. This is the inheritance of the servants of יהוה, and their righteousness from Me,” declares יהוה.
And I lifted up my eyes and looked, and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
and he said to him, “Run, speak to this young man, saying, ‘Yerushalayim is to remain unwalled, because of the many men and livestock in it.
יהושע answered, “You would possess no authority against Me if it were not given you from above. Because of this, he who delivered Me to you has greater sin.”
Now no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Yisra’ĕl, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears.”