54:17 No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed;
you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. 1
This is what the Lord will do for his servants –
I will vindicate them,” 2
says the Lord.
15:20 I will make you as strong as a wall to these people,
a fortified wall of bronze.
They will attack you,
but they will not be able to overcome you.
For I will be with you to rescue you and deliver you,” 3
says the Lord.
15:21 “I will deliver you from the power of the wicked.
I will free you from the clutches of violent people.”
8:31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
1 tn Heb “and every tongue that rises up for judgment with you will prove to be guilty.”
2 tn Heb “this is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication from me.”
3 sn See 1:18. The
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
5 sn Given v. 16, the expression not a hair of your head will perish must be taken figuratively and refer to living ultimately in the presence of God.