Peace Covenant

Hebrew: bərît šəlômî

Greek covenant (diathēkē) peace (eirēnē)

Isaiah 54:9-10

So I have sworn, //covenant of peace//

Wrath is not upon thee,

Nor rebuke against thee.

For

the mountains depart,

and the hills remove,

And My kindness from thee

departeth not,

And the covenant

of My peace

removeth not,

Numbers 25:12: God speaks of a "covenant of peace" (bərît šālôm) given to Phinehas: "Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace." This is close, as it includes "my covenant of peace" (bərît šālôm), but it lacks the exact possessive form "my peace" (šəlômî). In Hebrew, bərît šālôm is the construct form, meaning "covenant of peace," while Isaiah 54:10 uses bərît šəlômî ("covenant of my peace"), emphasizing God’s personal peace.

Ezekiel 34:25: "And I will make with them a covenant of peace (bərît šālôm), and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land..." This uses "covenant of peace" but not "my peace."

Ezekiel 37:26: "Moreover I will make a covenant of peace (bərît šālôm) with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them..." Again, this is "covenant of peace," not "covenant of my peace."

Malachi 2:5: Referring to Levi, it says, "My covenant was with him of life and peace (bərîtî hāyətâ ʾittô hǎḥayyîm wəhaššālôm)." This mentions "my covenant" and "peace," but the construction is not identical to "covenant of my peace."

Hebrews 13:20 mentions an "everlasting covenant" through the "God of peace" (ho theos tēs eirēnēs), but this is not phrased as a "covenant of peace" or "my peace."

No New Testament passage directly quotes or echoes Isaiah 54:10’s exact terminology.

Scriptures where God explicitly or implicitly talks about holding back His wrath include:

• Exodus 32:12-14 – God repents of the evil He thought to do.

• Numbers 14:18-20 – God pardons, withholding destruction.

• Psalm 78:38 – God turns His anger away, not stirring all His wrath.

• Isaiah 48:9 – God defers His anger for His name’s sake.

• Isaiah 54:9 – God swears He will not be wroth or rebuke.

• Jeremiah 18:7-8 – God repents of evil if a nation turns from evil.

• Hosea 11:9 – God will not execute the fierceness of His anger.

• Joel 2:13 – God repents of evil, being slow to anger.

• Jonah 3:10 – God repents of the evil He said He would do.
  
• Romans 2:4 (reflecting God’s character, not a direct quote) Paul describes God’s forbearance, implying God holds back wrath to give time for repentance.
  
• 2 Peter 3:9 (reflecting God’s will, not a direct quote) Peter explains God’s delay in judgment as longsuffering, withholding wrath to allow repentance.