Isaiah 54
54
Future Glory for Israel
1“Rejoice, childless one, who did not give birth;
burst into song and shout,
you who have not been in labor! # Gl 4:27
For the children of the forsaken one will be more
than the children of the married woman,” # 1Sm 2:5; Is 62:4
says the Lord.
2“Enlarge the site of your tent,
and let your tent curtains be stretched out; # Is 49:19-20
do not hold back;
lengthen your ropes,
and drive your pegs deep.
3For you will spread out to the right and to the left, # Gn 28:14; Is 43:5-6; 60:3
and your descendants will dispossess nations
and inhabit the desolate cities.
4“Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; # Is 45:17
don’t be humiliated, for you will not be disgraced.
For you will forget the shame of your youth,
and you will no longer remember
the disgrace of your widowhood. # Is 4:1; 25:8; 51:7
5Indeed, your husband is your Maker # Jr 3:14; Hs 2:19 —
His name is Yahweh of Hosts —
and the Holy One of Israel # Is 1:4 is your Redeemer; # Is 41:14; 43:14
He is called the God of all the earth.
6For the Lord has called you,
like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, # Is 49:14-21; 50:1-2; 62:4
a wife of one’s youth # Mal 2:14 when she is rejected,”
says your God.
7“I deserted you for a brief moment, # Is 26:20
but I will take you back with great compassion.
8In a surge of anger
I hid My face # Dt 31:17-18; Is 8:17 from you for a moment,
but I will have compassion on you
with everlasting love,” # Ps 100:5; Jr 31:3; 33:11
says the Lord your Redeemer.
9“For this is like the days # DSS, Cairo Geniza; MT, LXX read waters of Noah to Me:
when I swore that the waters of Noah
would never flood the earth again, # Gn 9:11
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you
or rebuke you. # Ezk 39:29
10Though the mountains move
and the hills shake,
My love will not be removed from you
and My covenant of peace # Nm 25:12; Ezk 34:25; Mal 2:5 will not be shaken,”
says your compassionate Lord.
11“Poor Jerusalem, storm-tossed, and not comforted,
I will set your stones in black mortar, # Lit in antimony
and lay your foundations in sapphires. # Or lapis lazuli # Rv 21:19
12I will make your fortifications # Lit suns ; perhaps shields ; Ps 84:11 out of rubies,
your gates out of sparkling stones,
and all your walls out of precious stones.
13Then all your children will be taught by the Lord, # Jn 6:45
their prosperity will be great,
14and you will be established
on a foundation of righteousness.
You will be far from oppression,
you will certainly not be afraid;
you will be far from terror,
it will certainly not come near you.
15If anyone attacks you,
it is not from Me;
whoever attacks you
will fall before you.
16Look, I have created the craftsman
who blows on the charcoal fire
and produces a weapon suitable for its task;
and I have created the destroyer to cause havoc.
17No weapon formed against you will succeed,
and you will refute any accusation # Lit refute every tongue
raised against you in court.
This is the heritage of the Lord’s servants, # Is 41:8-9; Lk 1:54
and their righteousness is from Me.” # Is 45:24; 46:13
This is the Lord’s declaration.
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Isaiah 54
54
Future Glory for Jerusalem
1“Sing, O childless woman,
you who have never given birth!
Break into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem,
you who have never been in labor.
For the desolate woman now has more children
than the woman who lives with her husband,”
says the Lord.
2“Enlarge your house; build an addition.
Spread out your home, and spare no expense!
3For you will soon be bursting at the seams.
Your descendants will occupy other nations
and resettle the ruined cities.
4“Fear not; you will no longer live in shame.
Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you.
You will no longer remember the shame of your youth
and the sorrows of widowhood.
5For your Creator will be your husband;
the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name!
He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,
the God of all the earth.
6For 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.
8In 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.
10For 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.
11“O storm-battered city,
troubled and desolate!
I will rebuild you with precious jewels
and make your foundations from lapis lazuli.
12I will make your towers of sparkling rubies,
your gates of shining gems,
and your walls of precious stones.
13I will teach all your children,
and they will enjoy great peace.
14You will be secure under a government that is just and fair.
Your enemies will stay far away.
You will live in peace,
and terror will not come near.
15If any nation comes to fight you,
it is not because I sent them.
Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat.
16“I have created the blacksmith
who fans the coals beneath the forge
and makes the weapons of destruction.
And I have created the armies that destroy.
17But in that coming day
no weapon turned against you will succeed.
You will silence every voice
raised up to accuse you.
These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord;
their vindication will come from me.
I, the Lord, have spoken!
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