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
The Fertility of Zion
1“Shout for joy, O barren one, she who has not given birth;
Break forth into joyful shouting and rejoice, she who has not gone into labor [with child]!
For the [spiritual] sons of the desolate one will be more numerous
Than the sons of the married woman,” says the Lord.
2“Enlarge the site of your tent [to make room for more children];
Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not spare them;
Lengthen your tent ropes
And make your pegs (stakes) firm [in the ground].
3For you will spread out to the right and to the left;
And your descendants will take possession of nations
And will inhabit deserted cities.
4“Do not fear, for you will not be put to shame,
And do not feel humiliated or ashamed, 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.
5For your husband is your Maker,
The Lord of hosts is His name;
And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel,
Who is called the God of the whole earth.
6For the Lord has called you,
Like a wife who has been abandoned, grieved in spirit,
And like a wife [married] in her youth when she is [later] rejected and scorned,”
Says your God.
7“For a brief moment I abandoned you,
But with great compassion and mercy I will gather you [to Myself again].
8In an outburst of wrath
I hid My face from you for a moment,
But with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,”
Says the Lord your Redeemer.
9“For this is like the waters of Noah to Me,
As I swore [an oath] that the waters of Noah
Would not flood the earth again;
In the same way I have sworn that I will not be angry with you
Nor will I rebuke you.
10For 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.
11“O you afflicted [city], storm-tossed, and not comforted,
Listen carefully, I will set your [precious] stones in mortar,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.
12And I will make your battlements of rubies,
And your gates of [shining] beryl stones,
And all your [barrier] #Lit boundary.walls of precious stones.
13And all your [spiritual] sons will be disciples [of the Lord],
And great will be the #Or success.well-being of your sons.
14You will be firmly established in righteousness:
You will be far from [even the thought of] oppression, for you will not fear,
And from terror, for it will not come near you.
15If anyone fiercely attacks you it will not be from Me.
Whoever attacks you will fall because of you.
16Listen carefully, I have created the smith who blows on the fire of coals
And who produces a weapon for its purpose;
And I have created the destroyer to inflict ruin.
17No weapon that is formed against you will succeed;
And every tongue that rises against you in judgment you will condemn.
This [peace, righteousness, security, and triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
And this is their vindication from Me,” says the Lord.
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