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Isaiah 54:13
Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh addresses Zion (the barren woman of Isaiah 54) in a speech of future restoration, sandwiched between promises of material splendor (v. 12) and security from fear (v. 14).
The words — שָׁלוֹם (shalom, H7965) is rendered "prosperity" in the BSB but carries the literal sense of wholeness, completeness, or peace; the verse's "great prosperity" is thus a state of undisturbed wholeness, not merely material abundance.
The thread — John 6:45 quotes the first clause directly ("they will all be taught by God"), applying it to discipleship under the Father. The shalom clause echoes Psalms 119:165 (abundant peace for those who love the law) and anticipates Philippians 4:7 (the peace of God guarding the heart).
Why it lands — The verse binds two things together that readers often separate: being taught by God and experiencing shalom. It asks the reader to hold that wholeness is not a byproduct of success but the direct result of divine instruction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
Cross-references
- John 6:45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—
- Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- Psalms 119:165 Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.
- Jeremiah 31:34 No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
- Hebrews 8:10 For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- John 14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
- Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- John 16:33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
- Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.