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New Living Translation

Isaiah 54:10

For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain. My covenant of blessing will never be broken," says the Lord , who has mercy on you.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Covenant;   God;   God Continued...;   Peace;   Righteous;   Thompson Chain Reference - Constancy, Divine;   Covenant;   Covenants and Vows;   Divine;   Everlasting;   Friendship-Friendlessness;   The Topic Concordance - Covenant;   Enemies;   Fear;   God;   Israel/jews;   Kindness;   Mercy;   Oppression;   Peace;   Prosperity;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Covenant, the;   Deluge, the;   Loving-Kindness of God, the;   Peace, Spiritual;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Mountains;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Love;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - New Covenant;   Peace;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Covenant;   Faithfulness of God;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bow;   Israel;   Judah, Kingdom of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Covenant;   Isaiah;   Kindness;   Mercy, Merciful;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Justification, Justify;   Micah, Book of;   Righteousness;   Servant of the Lord;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Covenant;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Handicraft;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Covenant, the New;   Hill;   Kindness;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Covenant;   God;   Hope;   Parallelism in Hebrew Poetry;   Peace;   Simeon B. Ḥalafta;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for August 12;   Every Day Light - Devotion for January 22;   Faith's Checkbook - Devotion for December 27;   Today's Word from Skip Moen - Devotion for October 21;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
"The mountains may disappear, and the hills may become dust, but my faithful love will never leave you. I will make peace with you, and it will never end." The Lord who loves you said this.
Update Bible Version
For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my loving-kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, says Yahweh that has mercy on you.
New Century Version
The mountains may disappear, and the hills may come to an end, but my love will never disappear; my promise of peace will not come to an end," says the Lord who shows mercy to you.
New English Translation
Even if the mountains are removed and the hills displaced, my devotion will not be removed from you, nor will my covenant of friendship be displaced," says the Lord , the one who has compassion on you.
Webster's Bible Translation
For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed, but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
World English Bible
For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from you, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, says Yahweh who has mercy on you.
Amplified Bible
"For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, Nor will My covenant of peace be shaken," Says the LORD who has compassion on you.
English Standard Version
For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed," says the Lord , who has compassion on you.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe hillis schulen be mouyd togidere, and litle hillis schulen tremble togidere; but my merci schal not go a wei fro thee, and the boond of my pees schal not be mouyd, seide the merciful doere, the Lord.
English Revised Version
For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
Berean Standard Bible
Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken," says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
Contemporary English Version
Every mountain and hill may disappear. But I will always be kind and merciful to you; I won't break my agreement to give your nation peace.
American Standard Version
For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah that hath mercy on thee.
Bible in Basic English
For the mountains may be taken away, and the hills be moved out of their places, but my love will not be taken from you, or my agreement of peace broken, says the Lord, who has had mercy on you.
Complete Jewish Bible
For the mountains may leave and the hills be removed, but my grace will never leave you, and my covenant of peace will not be removed," says Adonai , who has compassion on you.
Darby Translation
For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my loving-kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah, that hath mercy on thee.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but My kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall My covenant of peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath compassion on thee.
King James Version (1611)
For the mountaines shall depart, and the hilles be remoued, but my kindnesse shall not depart from thee, neither shall the couenant of my peace be remoued, saith the Lord, that hath mercie on thee.
New Life Bible
The mountains may be taken away and the hills may shake, but My loving-kindness will not be taken from you. And My agreement of peace will not be shaken," says the Lord who has loving-pity on you.
New Revised Standard
For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord , who has compassion on you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For the mountaines shall remoue and the hilles shall fall downe: but my mercy shall not depart from thee, neither shall the couenant of my peace fall away, saith the Lord, that hath compassion on thee.
George Lamsa Translation
For the mountains shall be brought low and the hills bent downward; but my kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall the covenant of your peace be removed, says the LORD, the Merciful One.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, the mountains, may move away, And the hills, may be shaken, - But, my lovingkindness, from thee, shall not move away, And, my covenant of peace, shall not be shaken, saith he who hath compassion upon thee - Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For the mountains shall be moved, and the hills shall tremble; but my mercy shall not depart from thee, and the covenant of my peace shall not be moved: said the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
Revised Standard Version
For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The mountaynes shall remoue, and the hylles shall fall downe: but my louyng kyndnesse shall not moue, and the bonde of my peace shall not fall downe from thee, saith the Lorde thy mercifull louer.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
shall the mountains depart, nor shall thy hills be removed: so neither shall my mercy fail thee, nor shall the covenant of thy peace be at all removed: for the Lord who is gracious to thee has spoken it.
Good News Translation
The mountains and hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end; I will keep forever my promise of peace." So says the Lord who loves you.
Christian Standard Bible®
Though the mountains moveand the hills shake,my love will not be removed from youand my covenant of peace will not be shaken,”says your compassionate Lord.
Hebrew Names Version
For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from you, neither shall my covenant of shalom be removed, says the LORD who has mercy on you.
King James Version
For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
Lexham English Bible
For the mountains may depart, and the hills may sway, but my faithfulness shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not sway," says Yahweh, who has compassion on you,
Literal Translation
For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My mercy shall not depart from you; nor shall the covenant of My peace be removed, says Jehovah who has pity on you.
Young's Literal Translation
For the mountains depart, and the hills remove, And My kindness from thee departeth not, And the covenant of My peace removeth not, Said hath thy loving one -- Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The mountaynes shall remoue, & the hilles shal fall downe: but my louynge kyndnesse shal not moue, and the bonde off my peace shal not fall downe fro ye, saieth ye LORDE thy merciful louer.
New American Standard Bible
"For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My favor will not be removed from you, Nor will My covenant of peace be shaken," Says the LORD who has compassion on you.
New King James Version
For the mountains shall depart And the hills be removed, But My kindness shall not depart from you, Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed," Says the LORD, who has mercy on you.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, And My covenant of peace will not be shaken," Says the LORD who has compassion on you.
Legacy Standard Bible
For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake,But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you,And My covenant of peace will not be shaken,"Says Yahweh who has compassion on you.

Contextual Overview

6 For the Lord has called you back from your grief— as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband," says your God. 7 "For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will take you back. 8 In a burst of anger I turned my face away for a little while. But with everlasting love I will have compassion on you," says the Lord , your Redeemer. 9 "Just as I swore in the time of Noah that I would never again let a flood cover the earth, so now I swear that I will never again be angry and punish you. 10 For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain. My covenant of blessing will never be broken," says the Lord , who has mercy on you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the mountains: Isaiah 51:6, Isaiah 51:7, Psalms 46:2, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 16:18, Matthew 24:35, Romans 11:29, 2 Peter 3:10-13

the covenant: Isaiah 55:3, 2 Samuel 23:5, Psalms 89:33, Psalms 89:34, Malachi 2:5, Hebrews 8:6-13, Hebrews 13:20, Hebrews 13:21

that hath: Isaiah 49:10, Ephesians 2:4, Ephesians 2:5, Titus 3:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 8:21 - neither Genesis 9:9 - General Genesis 49:26 - everlasting hills Deuteronomy 32:22 - foundations 1 Kings 17:7 - the brook 1 Chronicles 1:4 - Noah Job 14:18 - the mountain Job 18:4 - the rock Job 26:10 - until Psalms 89:28 - mercy Psalms 89:37 - and as Psalms 125:5 - peace Isaiah 55:13 - an everlasting Jeremiah 31:36 - those Jeremiah 33:20 - General Lamentations 3:17 - thou Ezekiel 16:42 - and will Zechariah 6:13 - and the John 20:26 - Peace Romans 3:3 - shall 2 Thessalonians 3:16 - give Hebrews 6:17 - the immutability Revelation 4:3 - a rainbow

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed,.... As sometimes by earthquakes, and as they will at the last day, when the earth shall be dissolved, and all in it, things the most solid, firm, and durable: it may be understood comparatively; sooner shall these depart and be removed than the kindness and covenant of God: it may be interpreted figuratively of revolutions in kingdoms and states, and particularly of the abolition of Paganism in the times of Constantine; and which is expressed in much such language; "the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places", Revelation 6:14. Kimchi observes, that mountains and hills may be interpreted of the kings of the nations; with this compare Revelation 6:15:

but my kindness shall not depart from thee; the love of God to his people is an everlasting love; it always continues; it never did, nor never will depart, notwithstanding their fall in Adam, their depraved state by nature, their actual sins and transgressions, their many revoltings and backslidings; though the Lord may hide his face from them, and afflict them, still he loves them; whatever departs from them, his kindness shall not; though riches may flee away from them, friends stand aloof off from them, health may be taken away, and life itself, yet the love of God is always the same; and so, whatever providences may attend his church and interest in any period of time, he has the same paternal care for it, and kindness for his people, as ever:

neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed; the covenant of grace made with Christ and his people in him from everlasting, so called, because peace is a considerable article of it; even that peace which was upon the heart and thought of God from everlasting; the scheme of which was drawn by him; all things relating to it were settled in this covenant, as that Christ should be the Maker of it, and that it should be made by his blood; besides, peace includes all the blessings of grace which that covenant is stored with; and the covenant is the spring and source of all peace, spiritual and eternal: moreover, as this refers to Gospel times, the new covenant is here meant, and the publication of it, in which the Gospel of peace, or peace by Jesus Christ, is preached unto men; to which may be added, that one part, at least, of the sense of the passage, may be, that notwithstanding all the troubles and exercises the church of Christ should meet with from Rome Pagan or Papal, yet the promise and covenant of God, that it should enjoy peace and prosperity in the latter day, should never be made void, but should have its sure and certain accomplishment:

saith the Lord, that hath mercy on thee; for all springs from the mercy of God, and not the merits of men; and therefore the fulfilment of the covenant and promises may be depended upon.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the mountains shall depart - (See the notes at Isaiah 51:6).

The covenant of my peace - That is, the covenant by which I promise peace and prosperity to thee.


 
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